Comparison on the Agricultural Product Certification Systems and Production Regulations in Taiwan and Other Regions

• Main Authors: Lin, Zi-Hsiao, 林孜曉
• Other Authors: Chien, Wei-Jyun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7p382y

碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 應用化學系 === 107 === Nowadays, the management of the food safety is one of the most concerned issues globally. The public begin to pay attention to the importance of land sustainability and environment protection. At the meanwhile, under the influence of food safety incidents, organic crop market has shown steady growth over the past few years. The agricultural products with traceability, including organic certification, have been favored by consumers. Supermarkets with organic agricultural counter and organic farms providing safe agricultural products and leisure activities as well have become all the rage in Taiwan. This trend shows the business potential for organic product market and peripherial industrial sectors. Currently, by GLOBAL G.A.P. has been recognized by the International Accreditation Forum for Multilateral Recognition Arrangement. Any agricultural product that is certified by GLOBAL G.A.P. can be on sale all over the world through IAF members. Since 2007 Taiwan initiated Taiwan Traceability Agricultural Product (TGAP). After all these years, TGAP still cannot be geared to GLOBAL G.A.P. successfully. Only few certified body fulfilled the conformity assessmen. Continuing efforts are necessary to promote the certified agricultural product to the international market. In this study, we compared and analyzed the difference in production regulations and certification systems between Taiwan and other regions. Base on the results, we made suggestions in applying the certification systems to promote the organic agricultural products. We also inspect the risk, dilemma and needs in resources for promoting the certification system to agricultural cultivation that could be taken as a reference for competent authority and certification body for further proposal and policy to promote TGAP in Taiwan.