International Day of Rural Women 15 October

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3 International Day of Rural Women 15 October Rural women produce half of the world s food, but are some of the most disadvantaged people on the planet. Rural women make up 25% of the global population The number of rural women living in poverty has doubled since the 1970s Women produce 50% of the world s food, but only own 1% of the land Only 39% of girls in rural areas attend high school Women with a secondary education tend to have fewer children, marry later in life, and are less likely to experience violence Rural women in Sub-Saharan Africa spend 40 billion hours a year collecting water Giving women access to agricultural resources, training and services, could increase the productivity of their farms, and feed up to 150 million hungry people Increase seafood business? Educate women about the 1,000 Days E Avalon 3

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12 Standards and Certification What it means to High Value Aquaculture Fin Fish? Roy Palmer

13 The GAA The GAA (Global Aquaculture Alliance) is a non-profit trade association promoting the sustainable growth of responsible aquaculture The GAA was created in 1997 by 59 aquaculture sector stakeholders (mainly prawns) from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa (Madagascar) Currently the GAA has more than 1100 members from 70 countries stakeholders in the aquaculture of prawns, salmon, tilapia, pangasius, channel catfish, etc. Sustainable financing model : Membership fees Annual GOAL conference Sponsorship Bimonthly specialised magazine the Advocate BAP programme coordination Standards for responsible aquaculture Certification Massive resource of aquaculture expertise available E Avalon 13

14 BAP = Best Aquaculture Practices B2C consumer pack label The BAP Programme Robust standards for aquaculture facilities throughout the production chain, developed with multi-stakeholder input Modular building block approach, up to 4-star certification 1. Processing plant (exporter) 2. + farm 3. + hatchery 4. + feed mill ISO 65 governed third party certification Security of supply to Retailers / consumers Secondary processors / importers E Avalon 14

15 BAP Standards: Key Points Property Rights and Regulatory Compliance Community Relations Social Ethics Worker Safety and Employee Relations Sediment and Water Quality Fishmeal and Fish Oil Conservation Control of Escapes and Use of GMOs Predator and Wildlife Interactions Environment Storage and Disposal of Farm Supplies Health and Welfare Animal Welfare Biosecurity and Disease Management Control of Residues and Contaminants Food Safety Harvest and Transport Traceability Record-keeping E Avalon 15

16 BAP Standards: Scope Salmon Prawns Tilapia Pangasius Channel catfish Feed Hatchery Farm Processing Social Ethics Environment Animal welfare Food safety Traceability E Avalon 16

17 BAP Standards: Development SOC (Standards Oversight Committee) 4 NGOs, 4 industry reps, 4 academics / regulatory / policy Official standards approval Minimum 2 NGOs needed to vote yes for the standard to be approved TC (Technical Committee) SOC approved members Develops standards and submits to SOC for approval, after careful review and response to all comments received from public consultation periods Continuous Improvement Annual review with a revision every 3 years or more often if needed Commitment to conformance with FAO s Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification and with the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) BAP processing standard on the GFSI recognised schemes list since June 2010, along with BRC and IFS but with additional social ethics and environmental coverage Target compliance of BAP standards with the FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification E Avalon 17

18 Range of BAP Standards (click on the standards to access the individual documents) Production Chain Prawns Salmon Tilapia Pangasius Channel Catfish Feed Mills Hatchery Farm Seafood Processing E Avalon 18

19 BAP Certification Process Public GAA Technical Committee (TC) Development Comment Period BAP Standards Supervision and approval Standards Oversight Committee (SOC) Standards Development Certification Process International Accreditation Forum Approval Accreditation Body Accreditation Certification Bodies (ISO 65) Audit and certification Aquaculture Facility Selected by the GAA E Avalon 19

20 BAP certified Salmon (as of August 2013) Country no. processing plants no. farms Farm Vol. (T) Australia ,650 Canada ,898 Chile ,572 New Zealand 2 7 9,646 TOTAL ,766 The first Norwegian processing plant was certified this year: Vikencos with a production capacity of 16,000T 2 other plants pending certification E Avalon 20

21 Broad support for BAP ASDA The Coop Europe UK UK North America Delhaize (AMS Sourcing) NL/Belgium A&P Aldi BJS Darden Delhaize Disney Giant Eagle Harris Teeter HEB Kroger Loblaws Meijer E Avalon Raleys Roundy's Schnucks Seaworld Parks & Entertainment Sobey's Sodexo SuperValu Target Tops Markets Wakefern Walmart/Sam's Wegmans Winn-Dixie Good Harbor/American Seafoods Gordon Food Service High Liner Foods North Coast/Northern Harvest Reinhart FoodService Slade Gorton J Sainsbury's Metro Group Morrison's REWE Sodexo Tesco Waitrose Australia Woolworth, Coles, Aldi UK Germany UK Germany, Austria France, UK UK UK 21

22 The BAP difference Modular building block approach, up to 4-star certification No royalties for consumer pack label usage Complete and updated list of certified facilities available online: Processing plants, Farms, Hatcheries, Feed mills (click to access) Comprehensive scope covering different aquaculture species Transverse coverage: Social Justice, Environment, Animal Welfare, Food Safety, Traceability Specific coverage of each step of the production process, pre and post farm gate, including strong feed ingredient related requirements (possibly the 5 th star in the future) Specific small-scale aquaculture coverage (in development) Robust and evolving standards Recognised GFSI equivalency with additional social ethics and environmental coverage FAO compliance objective Transparent and inclusive multi-stakeholder development Independent and transparent governance Significant experience 10 th year in the field Training Programmes Marketing assistance E Avalon 22

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24 Perceptions How about a Quality Standard? Nutritional Value Standard?

25 ありがとう Arigatō ROY PALMER or SEE SEAFEX, Dubai, UAE APA13, HCMC, Vietnam Aquaculture America, Seattle, USA & WAA14 Adelaide, Australia