Good Agricultural Practices (Food Safety For Fresh Produce)

by A.K. Singh

Overview

Good Agricultural Practices: Food Safety for Fresh Produce presents the various aspects of the Good Agricultural Practices and certification of its product. Chapters cover information on issues and challenges of fresh fruits and vegetable export; contaminants and toxicants; and concept and requirements of good agricultural practices (GAP). It presents Global GAP, Asian GAP and India GAP a voluntary standard required by many supermarket chains in Europe, and the national and regional GAP standards currently operating in Asia. Standards for good manufacturing practices (GMP) also included for those who process agricultural products to produce foods. The chapter goes on to describe on-farm and microbial food safety for fresh produce; pathogen contamination during production and harvest; packaging of fresh fruits and vegetable for exports; GAP for production of fresh fruits and vegetables; and worker health, safety and welfare. These standards are relevant to fruits and vegetables growers, researchers, students and extension officers as they cover the agricultural production process, from inputs to the production.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789388307185
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	270
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dr. A.K. Singh (B. 1965), M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Soil Science, is presently the Program Coordinator (KVK), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region.Earlier, he was Associate Professor (Agriculture), North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (North Eastern Council) where he taught land, water and crop management for eight years. His field of specialisation is in soil fertility, plant nutrition, and soil & water quality. He has completed various sponsored research projects on integrated nutrient management, recycling of organic and industrial wastes, water quality, reclamation of acid soils, eco-restoration in mined out areas, soil survey,etc. He has written books on Conversion to organic agriculture, Productiontechnology on bio-organic farm inputs, Environmental soil science, Agricultural terminology, and a number of research papers in international and national journals of repute. He is member of International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture, Indian Society of Soil Science, LEISA India, Spice India, and Associate Trustee of Indian Organic Certification Agency (INDOCERT).