Course Summary:

This course enables you to study the main issues related to the international standards and their importance in agriculture. 

 Syllabus:

• The need for standards: What standard is, Consumption chain and involved parties, what the customers want, why it changed (World Trends), Development of standards.
• Types of standards: Universal vs. local/specific buyer (who defines), Generic vs. checklist (how defined), Division by main issue of interest (what required), Accordance to stage in production (where required).
• Main instruments for standard implementation: Risk analyses, documented procedures instructions, Traceability, Competence and training, Infrastructures control, Records, Complaint management and corrective actions, Internal audits self-assessment, Data analyses.
• Short review of standard’s requirements: Global GAP, ISO 9001, BRC.