As concerns about the healthy and safe agricultural production have begun to increase, positive steps have been taken in the European Union. On the one hand, the World Trade Organization and the World Food Organization investigated what could be done in this regard, while the official authorities of the countries started to take some measures with the legal regulations. Meanwhile, national and international organizations have begun to set a set of criteria and standards in order to eliminate the negative effects of agricultural production on human health and all living things and to eliminate the harm caused to the environment.
In the face of these efforts shown in the world in our country also in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, 2004 İImplementing Regulation on Good Agricultural Practices It was published. This regulation has been enacted for the purpose of agricultural production which does not harm the environment, human and animal health. Conservation of natural resources and monitoring of agricultural activities and to be sustained. Targeted reliable agricultural products can be offered to the market.
The scope of this regulation includes the general rules of good agricultural practices and the control and certification system. In addition, the duties and responsibilities of the public authorities, control organizations, auditors and internal auditors are included in the agricultural production.
According to the general rules, set out by the Ministry of Good Agricultural Practices, Food, Agriculture and Livestock eligibility criteria and checkpoints. Supervision and certification activities are carried out by the Ministry or the institutions authorized by the Ministry. These establishments shall be determined in accordance with the General Criteria for Certification Bodies Conducting TS EN 45011 Product Certification.
Good Agricultural Practices are controlled agriculture in one place. It is essential that agricultural production is directed towards meeting the needs and all practices are recorded. These records include all details of the product, the type of pesticide used and the way the fertilizer is applied, when it is applied, what amount is used, who decides to apply it and the level of competence in this subject, how long it takes to collect the product, the need for irrigation and the water quality.
In this way, the principles of being traceable and sustainable in agriculture are fulfilled. In the meantime, the analysis of the product and the results should be recorded. These analyzes should be carried out in authorized laboratories.
According to Good Agricultural Practices, both the nutrient requirement of the grown product and the quality of the soil need to be determined by analysis and fertilization and spraying must be carried out in accordance with the recommendations. The Good Agricultural Practices system aims to use as little agricultural drugs as possible.
As a result, Good Agricultural Practices envisage keeping records of all agricultural production activities and inputs and reducing the risks that will arise under the supervision of experts.
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