Instant Insights: Good Agricultural Practices

Dr Louise Manning is Professor of Sustainable Agri-food Systems at the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology at the University of Lincoln, UK. With over 30 years of experience in both industry and research, and over 125 peer-reviewed publications, Professor Manning is internationally-renowned for both her research and consultancy work on food safety and quality, agri-food systems, food integrity and crime. She is an Associate Editor for the British Food Journal and is a member of the Board of Trustees for Rothamsted Research. Professor Manning has previously edited Developing smart agri-food supply chains: Using technology to improve safety and quality, published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2021.

• Chapter 1 - Developing good agricultural practices across global agri-food supply chains: Louise Manning, University of Lincoln, UK; and John G. Keogh, McGill University, Canada; 1. Introduction2. The evolution of GAP as a concept3. The development of GAP standards4. Challenges facing GAP standards and implementation5. Ensuring the effectiveness and inclusivity of GAP: the case of VietGAP6. Conclusion7. Acknowledgements8. References Chapter taken from: Manning, L. (ed.), Improving standards and certification in agri-food supply chains: Ensuring safety, sustainability and social responsibility pp. 223-242, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 451 2)Chapter 2 - The role of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in preventing pathogenic microbial contamination of fresh produce: Thomas P. Saunders and Elizabeth A. Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance – Cornell University, USA; 1 Introduction2 Evolution of Good Agricultural Practices from voluntary to regulation3 Reasons for adopting Good Agricultural Practices4 Why Good Agricultural Practices remain the foundation for fresh produce safety5 Commitment and training6 Scalability of Good Agricultural Practices7 Feasibility of implementing Good Agricultural Practices8 Assessing risks9 Good Agricultural Practices: always room for improvement10 Produce safety adds to farming stress11 Good Agricultural Practices relevance for the future12 Conclusion13 Where to look for further information14 Acknowledgement15 References Chapter taken from: Matthews, K. R. (ed.), Advances in ensuring the microbiological safety of fresh produce, pp. 245-280, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 268 6)Chapter 3 - Improving good agricultural practices related to product safety on farms: Louise Manning, University of Lincoln, UK; and James Monaghan, Harper Adams University, UK; 1. Introduction2. Food Safety Objectives, Performance Objectives, and Performance Criterion3. GAP in the context of CEA4. Conclusion5. References Chapter taken from: Manning, L. (ed.), Improving standards and certification in agri-food supply chains: Ensuring safety, sustainability and social responsibility pp. 319-340, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 451 2)Chapter 4 - Optimizing maize-based cropping systems: Sustainability, good agricultural practices (GAP) and yield goals: Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini and Roger W. Elmore, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA; 1 Introduction2 Defining sustainable crop production3 Good agricultural practices4 Setting targets and measuring performance5 Case study: improving maize cultivation in the United States, Ethiopia and Argentina6 Conclusions7 References Chapter taken from: Watson, D. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2: Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control pp. 13-32, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing , Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 012 8)Chapter 5 - Good agricultural practices: an end point or a starting point for more sustainable banana production?: Charles Staver, Bioversity International, France; 1 Introduction2 Why GAP in banana production?3 GAP-related certification schemes in banana production4 Is sustainable banana production being operationalized through GAP certification?5 Improving GAP for more sustainable banana production6 Scientific frontiers in bananas and implications for GAP7 Conclusion: mutual lessons between GAP certification and approaches to sustainable banana production8 Where to look for further information9 References Chapter taken from: Kema, G. H. J. and Drenth A. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas Volume 1: Cultivation techniques, pp. 21-32, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 156 9)