G-GAP

GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Promotion Efforts Set in Motion

Toward receiving the certification, we first set up the JA Tajima GLOBALG.A.P. Promotion Team comprising members from the Farming Section, the Rice Section, and the Support Section of the Farming Production Department. This Promotion Team together with four producers growing organic Kouno Tori Natural Rice have set up the JA Tajima Kouno Tori Natural Rice Council for Promoting GAP Certification (tentative name). Work toward certification will be led mainly by this Council, with help from other organizations including the Japan Farmers GAP Association, the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) group, and administrative bodies.

On June 16, 2017, a kick-off meeting toward acquiring GLOBALG.A.P. certification was held at our headquarters. It was attended by about 30 people including producers, Managing Director Ryuichi Tagami of the Japan Farmers GAP Association, administrative staff, the Central Union of JA Hyogo, the JA Zen-Noh Hyogo Prefectural HQ, and JA executives and staff.