Certificated system of good agriculture practices as a tool of competitiveness in agribusiness

Sustainable development in agriculture is associated with multifunction conception and environment and nature protection. Application of sensible methods of farming as good agriculture practices (GAP) and good environment practices may significantly support competitiveness in agribusiness. This application can be system ensuring by some certificated standard e.g. standard GLOBALGAP. The standard has been created in response to the demands of consumers, retailers and their global suppliers. This includes the requirements for safe food that is produced in accordance with worker's health, safety and welfare as well as animal welfare and also environmental issues. The aim of this paper is to introduce a project of Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague to foreign institution with experience in this field and to establish new relations with it.

W artykule zaprezentowano system ceryfikacji Dobrej praktyki Rolniczej w oparciu o standard GLOBAGAP. Wskazano jego znaczenie we wdrżaniu instrumentów WPR UE, w szczególności związanych z ochroną środowiska. Stwierdzono, że stanowi on ważne narzędzie w budowaniu przewagi konkurencyjnej gospodarstw rolniczych.