Handout N 16, Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke Experience of the first ...Sugar Industry is looking very closly at IFA Mills are looking very closly at IFA General Situation and Outlook Dr. Friedrich

Integrated Farm Assurance Conference, Amsterdam 2004

Handout No 16, Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke

Marketinggesellschaft für niedersächsische Agrarprodukte, Germany Page 1 of 11

ExperienceExperience of of the first four the first four IFA IFA Combinable Crops Combinable Crops

CertificatesCertificates(in (in Lower SaxonyLower Saxony, Germany), Germany)

IFA IFA ConferenceConference Amsterdam 2004Amsterdam 2004

Dr. Friedrich Dr. Friedrich LüdekeLüdekeMarketinggesellschaft für niedersächsische Agrarprodukte e.V.Marketinggesellschaft für niedersächsische Agrarprodukte e.V.((ConsultingConsulting Agency Agency for Lower Saxonian Agricultural Productsfor Lower Saxonian Agricultural Products))

Legal requirements for Farmers (extract)

The farmer is :

• Part of the EU farm to table policy

• Food business operator

• Responsible for complying with legislation

• Responsible for traceability

• Liable for his products




Safety

Freedom from unacceptable risk of harmDIN EN 45020:1994

State in which the risk of harm (to persons) or damage is limited to an acceptable levelDIN EN ISO 8402:1995

Lower Saxony




Lower Saxony:

Winter Wheat

Winter Barlay

Arable total

Cereals total

Potatoes Sugar Beet

1.805.000 ha

1.060.000 ha

400.000 ha

200.000 ha

123.000 ha 117.000 ha

Lower Saxony:

• Highest milling capacity in Germany

• Mills audited suppliers (traders) via aConsulting Company

• Traders are “encouraged” by the mills to audit their suppliers (farmers)




Project:

� Farmer Co-operative with 12members

� Farm size from 300 ha to 1.300 ha

Quality Assurance Combinable Crops

Steps:

� Introduction to Standard

� Pre-Audit on one farm for all members

� 3-4 hours consulting on each farm

� Certification Audit

� Standard, Forms, Legislation, etc. on CD

Project:Quality Assurance Combinable Crops




Problems:

� New Standard

� First audit for the farmer

� First time (legal) requirements are checked

� Farmers skeptical about necessity of IFA

Project:Quality Assurance Combinable Crops

Situation on the Farms:

� Records with most information available

� Plant Protection Storage to be improved

� Signs and First Aid information to be introduced

� Self inspection: a new procedure

Project:Quality Assurance for Combinable Crops




Records Records must be availablemust be available........................

„Visual „Visual assessmentassessment and and staffstaff to to demonstrate awarenessdemonstrate awareness.“.“




Introduction Introduction to to the farm can the farm can also also be be a PowerPoint a PowerPoint presentationpresentation

Plant ProtectionProduct Store:

- sound- secure- frost resistant- fire resistant




Plant Protection Product Store:

- sound- secure- frost resistant- fire resistant

Plant Protection Product Store:

- well lit- away from other

materials- shelves made of

non-absorbentmaterials.....




„First „First aidaid boxes boxes mustmust bebe presentpresent at all at all sitessites and in and in thethe vicinityvicinity of of fieldworkfieldwork.“.“

„Is all health and safety informationprovided ?“




„Action must be taken to prevent bird, rodentand domestic animal entry to all grain store.“

TheThe rewardreward: : Certificates Certificates presented by the presented by the LowerLower SaxsonianSaxsonian Minister of Minister of Agriculture Agriculture




� Around 20 Certificates IFA Combinable Crops in Germany

� One audit for all farm products is the future

� Sugar Industry is looking very closly at IFA

� Mills are looking very closly at IFA

General Situation and Outlook

Dr. Friedrich Dr. Friedrich LüdekeLüdekeMarketinggesellschaft für niedersächsische Agrarprodukte e.V.Marketinggesellschaft für niedersächsische Agrarprodukte e.V.

Hohenzollern Strasse 23Hohenzollern Strasse 23

DD--30161 Hannover30161 Hannover

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Handout N 16, Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke Experience of the first ...Sugar Industry is looking very closly at IFA Mills are looking very closly at IFA General Situation and Outlook Dr. Friedrich