Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) is a single integrated standard with modular applications for different product groups, ranging from plant and livestock production to plant propagation materials and compound feed manufacturing. The standard serves as a global reference system for other existing standards and can also easily and directly be applied by all parties of the primary food sector. In other words: GLOBALG.A.P operates like a satellite navigation system. It equips members with a reliable tool kit, which allows each partner in the supply chain to position themselves in a global market with respect to consumer requirements.

• Certification of agricultural production systems
• Certification of agricultural products
• Evaluation, approval and supervision of Control and Certification private bodies, accredited by the National Accreditation System.
• Preparation and publication of optional sectoral standards and development of specifications towards quality assurance of agricultural products.

Consumers are increasingly discriminating about the food they eat and the conditions under which it is produced. Safety to human health, animal welfare, environmental protection and conservation are the principal concerns.