Abstract

As the number of agricultural products produced or imported increases, the issue regarding the quality of the safety of agricultural products arises. The government is implementing various certification systems to ensure safety in the production process in order to increase the reliability of consumers'' food safety. Unlike other certification systems that focus on the safety issue in the production side, the GAP certification system manages the agricultural environment and hazards at all stages from the production of agricultural products to the distribution process. Despite the necessity and importance of the system, the GAP certification system is experiencing difficulties in terms of activation. This study examines the ways to establish a direction for improving GAP certification standards using the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP). As a result of the analysis, the promotion of consumption of GAP agricultural products is recognized as the most important improvement direction, and the detailed strategies with high priority are strengthening the safety management at the production stage and strengthening the safety management of the harvest. Therefore, when improving GAP certification standards, it is necessary to focus on strengthening production-level safety management in consideration of the consumption promotion aspect of consumers in the short term. However, in the medium and long term, the pursuit of GAP internationalization should also be considered. The results of this analysis are expected to be used as preliminary data to establish a plan to activate the GAP certification system.

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