Match Maker participates in The Global Partnership in Good Agricultural Practice (GLOBALGAP) national technical working group meeting in Arusha, Tanzania
GLOBALGAP (previously EUREPGAP) has emerged in the last decade as the most important private voluntary standard in the horticulture sub sector. For African producers aiming to supply European retailers, GLOBALGAP certification has become an increasing necessity and has been adopted in Egypt, Kenya, South Africa and recently Ghana. Recognising the necessity of certification, the Tanzania Horticultural Association began facilitating the formation of a national technical working group, which is the first step in the process. Presentations were made by Dr. Stephen Mbithi, the CEO of the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya and the GLOBALGAP Africa Ambassador, Kerstin Uhlig, the GLOBALGAP Stakeholder Liaison Manager and Jerry Cooper, from the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich as well as representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing.