Future Outlook for GAP Group Certification Led by Wholesalers

Focusing on the Perspective of the Farmers Who Make Up the Group

Abstract

As a rare event in Japan, we reported a case of a wholesaler obtaining Japan Good Agricultural Practice (JGAP) group certification in January 2020. In the previous survey, we mainly focused on the wholesaler itself, which is the group secretariat. In this instance, we surveyed individual farmers who make up the group. As a result of the survey, the evaluation of obtaining the certification was not as high compared to the personal certification. Therefore, in order to continue the certification process, it was considered necessary to provide support such as expanding sales channels using certification.