Use of pesticides, icm and food safety

USE OF PESTICIDES, ICM and FOOD SAFETY

Adrian van den Bosch

Sremski Karlovci, 3 December 2014

PESTICIDES and FOOD SAFETY,

which is the better option ?

or:

FRAMEWORK for this PRESENTATION:

1) Food Safety and Chain Management, a summary

2) EU policy on Food Safety and Consumer’s Health

3) New developments in the Netherlands

4) Opportunities for Serbia ?

CHAIN MANAGEMENT and FOOD SAFETY

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Food Safety, recently in the media:

Germany June 2011:

Pesticides & Food Safety, recently in the media:

Pesticides & Food Safety, recently in the media:

movie: Consumer perspective: dirty dozen and clean fifteen:

Risks caused by misuse of pesticides

Risks caused by misuse of pesticides


Traditional approach in agricultural production:

- supplier of inputs

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- auction/wholesaler/exporter

- retailer/supermarket

- consumer

(production-oriented!)


agricultural chain approach:

- consumer - retailer/supermarket

- wholesaler/exporter

- producer

- supplier

(consumer & market-oriented!)


CHAIN MANAGEMENT:

- came up in Holland during the 90-ies

- farmers produce what consumers really want

- high priority to optimize:

attractive packing

logistics and just-in-time delivery

develop new marketing concepts & own brands

- food safety and tracking & tracing in food-chains

CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

change from:

PRODUCTION CONSUMER

orientation

* how to deal with new consumer wishes ?

* is the consumer ready to pay extra for

quality

safety

packaging

convenience

adding value !!

who wins and who pays ??

HORTICULTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS

why the horticultural sector in Holland is successful

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Healthy and convenience food, for the demanding consumer

CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

Not only European (ALL !) consumers wish:

SSAAFFEE FFOOOODD!!!!!!

- traceability: where/when/what happened?

- certification standards & -labels

- verification barcode/ICT

- harmonization between EU countries

Registration and Certifcation

Chain Management & Food Safety

Certification:

- EUREP-GAP GlobalG.A.P. (2008)

- MPS certification A,B and C (for ornamentals and flowers)

- SKAL: for organic produce

- consumers get: a uniform and standardised product

value for money


Registration and record keeping by the grower on:

- use of pesticides using special software and internet:

- use of fertilizers

- use of water - hygenic issues - labour-conditions & safety

- crop handling and

post-harvest handling

TRACKING & TRACING NOT AN EASY TASK….

Product Tracing in Food chains:

5 Steps to get GLOBALG.A.P. certified

1) download GLOBALG.A.P. Standard Documents and Checklists

2) choose an approved certification bodies in your country and get

your GLOBALG.A.P. number

3) self-assessment by using the checklist and correct all the points

you don’t comply with.

a licenced GLOBALG.A..P Farm Assurer can assist here

4) arrange an appointment with your GLOBALG.A.P. approved

certification body.

inspector will conduct the first on-site inspection

5) after successful compliance with the standard’s requirements,

you will receive a GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurance certificate

safety for workers

and consumers

GLOBAL-GAP:







Summary of EU policy after World War II:

- increase food production and restructure agriculture

the common agricultural policy (CAP)

- stable supply of affordable and quality food for the

EU's 500 mln citizens & substantial volume for exports,

- safeguarding the future of rural communities, villages

and towns, biodiversity, the landscape and soil quality.

- reshape 2013: fairer, greener, more efficient & innovative

- CAP remains of key importance

- more sustainable and inclusive growth

EU's 2020 Strategy.

2) EU food safety policy:

from the Farm to the Fork

• to protect consumer health and interests while

guaranteeing the smooth operation of the single market

• ensures that control standards are established and

adhered to:

- food and food product hygiene,

- animal health and welfare,

- plant health

- preventing risk of contamination (external substances)

- rules on labelling and packaging food & foodstuffs

EU food safety policy:

HARMONISATION STILL AN ISSUE:- 27 EU member states

‘new countries’ Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania...

- differences between North-South

- culture/attitude

- awareness on food-safety issues

- every country has ‘own’ list of accepted pesticides- open borders

- fair competition?

Numerous websites of the EU:






New developments in the Netherlands

public : private partnership / ‘polderen’

- government

- environmental organisations

- agricultural sector

model: Multi-Year Crop Protection Program

aim: - 50% in use of pesticides, fungicide & herbicides

training, certification, regular check of equipment




Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority: NVWA

- Avian flue, BSE, M&F disease, swine-fever

- check hygiene in restaurants and all places

where food is produced, packed or prepared

etc.


Technical innovations:


Fundamental and applied research:


Bio-stimulants and enhancing plant’s immune-system


Innovation in greenhouse-sector

movie Greenhouse for the future

Growers-cooperatives:


International Year of the Cooperative 2012


Developments in management, science and technology

- spraying methods: better technology & more efficient distribution

- precision agriculture

- new detection methods for pesticide residue

- use of bio-stimulants: soil life and natural immune system of plants

- greenhouse sector: energy, water-efficiency, biological control

- cooperative tradition: supplies, finance and marketing





4) Opportunties for Serbia ?

Opportunities for Serbia

- opportunities and challenges: export to Russian market

- are Serbian producers ready for new consumer demands

permanent supply to markets and adding value

- is Serbia ready for adopting EU regulations on Pesticide

use and Food Safety?

- interesting developments: regional produce, organic ??

PESTICIDES and FOOD SAFETY,

which is the better option ?

or:

Together we are responsible for the health

and satisfaction of our customers.

at the end of the day…

Business

Use of pesticides, icm and food safety