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 The Role of On-Farm Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems (QA/EMS) in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management Outcomes

Table of Contents

• The Role of On-Farm Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems (QA/EMS) in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management Outcomes
  • Disclaimer , Acknowledgement
• Preface
• Foreword
  • Project Team
• 1.0 Executive Summary
  • 1.1 Project Purpose
  • 1.2 Consumer Trends
  • 1.3 Issues identified in Case Studies of NZ Quality Systems
  • 1.4 Quality Systems and Sustainability
  • 1.5 The Future Contribution of QA/EMS to Sustainable Agriculture/Sustainable Land Management
  • 1.6 Priorities for Government Follow-up
    • 1.6.1 Cohesive Whole-farm/orchard Programmes , 1.6.2 Performance Standards , 1.6.3 Environmental Quality Module , 1.6.4 Legal Compliance and Policy Attainment , 1.6.5 Trade and Environment Policy , 1.6.6 Trace-back Systems , 1.6.7 Best Practical Options , 1.6.8 Community Participation , 1.6.9 Beyond Project 98 , 1.6.10 Farmer and Grower Adoption Behaviour
  • 1.7 Final Comment
• 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Project Purpose , 2.2 Context
• 3.0 Methodology
  • 3.1 Approach
• 4.0 Review of Quality Management Concepts
  • 4.1 Principles of the Management System Approach
  • 4.2 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
    • 4.2.1 Environmental Policy , 4.2.2 Planning , 4.2.3 Implementation and Operation , 4.2.4 Checking and Corrective Action , 4.2.5 Management Review
  • 4.3 Codex Alimentarius and HACCP
  • 4.4 Emerging International Regulatory Model for Food Safety
  • 4.5 Auditing
• 5.0 Customer and Consumer Preference for Environmental and Product Quality
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Quality
  • 5.3 Nutrition & Health
  • 5.4 Convenience
  • 5.5 Organoleptic or sensory attributes
  • 5.6 Supply
  • 5.7 Price
  • 5.8 Products
  • 5.9 Auditing
  • 5.10 Food Safety
  • 5.11 Regulatory Trends
  • 5.12 Natural Foods
  • 5.13 Fresh Food
  • 5.14 Traceability
  • 5.15 Trade and Environment
  • 5.16 Trade and Animal Welfare
  • 5.17 Examples of In-market QA Developments
    • 5.17.1 Veal Quality Programme in Germany , 5.17.2 Integrated Chain Management (IKB) Scheme in Holland , 5.17.3 IVI Veal Scheme , 5.17.4 MPS System for Flowers - Holland , 5.17.5 Red Star Tomatoes - Netherlands , 5.17.6 French Programmes , 5.17.7 Consolidation of Multiple QA Programmes
• 6.0 Workshop on Existing On-farm QA/EMS Programmes in New Zealand
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Objectives
  • 6.3 Process
  • 6.4 Outcomes
    • 6.4.1 Characteristics of Good QA/EM Systems , 6.4.2 QA/EM Systems and Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management , 6.4.3 Characteristics of Successful QA/EM Programmes
• 7.0 Case Study Analysis of Selected On-farm QA/EM Systems
  • 7.1 Approach
  • 7.2 Results of Industry Interviews
    • 7.2.1 Description of the Quality Schemes (Table 2) , 7.2.2 Purpose of Quality Schemes , 7.2.3 Roles and Responsibilities , 7.2.4 Promotion of Quality Schemes , 7.2.5 Marketing Products from Quality Schemes
  • 7.3 Results of Farmer Survey
    • 7.3.1 Joining a Quality Scheme , 7.3.2 Measuring the Benefits of Quality Schemes , 7.3.3 Perceived Quality Scheme Costs and Benefits , 7.3.4 Communication , 7.3.5 Management Effects , 7.3.6 Attitudes About Quality Schemes
• 8.0 Discussion
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Contribution of QA/EM Systems in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management Outcomes
    • 8.2.1 Purpose of Current QA/EM vs Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management  , 8.2.2 Industry Ownership , 8.2.3 Simplicity , 8.2.4 Whole Farm Integration
  • 8.3 Product Quality and the Environment
    • 8.3.1 Farmer Income , 8.3.2 Animal Welfare/Food Safety , 8.3.3 Food Safety , 8.3.4 Ecological systems
  • 8.4 Implications for Future Government Policy Regarding EMS/QMS Systems
  • 8.5 The Place of Policy
  • 8.6 Policy Goals
  • 8.7 Current EMS/QMS Performance with respect to Policy Goals
  • 8.8 Government Concerns in Improving EMS/QMS Systems
  • 8.9 Environmental Management Systems and the RMA
  • 8.10 Example: Quality Assurance Approach to the Effects of Farm Dairy Effluent (FDE) on Water Quality
• 9.0 Conclusions and Follow-up
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Quality Systems and Sustainability
  • 9.3 Current Limitations
  • 9.4 Future Contribution to Sustainability
  • 9.5 Priorities for Government Follow-up
    • 9.5.1 Cohesive Whole-farm/orchard Programmes , 9.5.2 Performance Standards , 9.5.3 Environmental Quality Module , 9.5.4 Legal Compliance and Policy Attainment , 9.5.5 Trade and Environment Policy , 9.5.6 Trace-back Systems , 9.5.7 Best Practical Options , 9.5.8 Community Participation , 9.5.9 Beyond Project 98 , 9.5.10 Farmer and Grower Adoption Behaviour
  • 9.6 Final Comment
• 10.0 References
• Appendix One: Policy Context
  • New Zealand Policy Context
  • Resource Management Act 1991
• Appendix Two: Summary Information on Selected Quality Systems
  • New Zealand Programmes , Australian Programmes , International Schemes
• Appendix Three: Workshop Findings
• Appendix Four: Quality Management Schemes
  • A Survey of Agricultural Processors and Industry Representatives , A Survey of Farmers and Growers
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