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15practice questions written to this syllabus
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Public IFA and GRASP courses (150+ a year); 250+ Registered Trainers who are 'trained and examined'.

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Official source: https://www.globalgap.org/capacity-building/academy/

Subjects this exam draws on

Agricultural Marketing & Price Analysis1 questionsAgri Value Chain Management10 questionsQuality Management & Food Standards4 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. The WTO SPS Agreement recognises which bodies as reference standard setters for food safety, plant health and animal health respectively?

  1. Codex Alimentarius, UNECE and OECD
  2. FAO, WHO and UNCTAD
  3. Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and WOAH
  4. ISO, IPPC and ILO
Answer and working

C. Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and WOAH

Codex sets food safety standards, the International Plant Protection Convention covers plant health and the World Organisation for Animal Health covers animal health.

Agricultural Marketing & Price Analysis · Agricultural exports

2. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, which body is the reference standard-setter for food safety?

  1. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
  2. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
  3. The Codex Alimentarius Commission
  4. The International Organization for Standardization
Answer and working

C. The Codex Alimentarius Commission

The SPS Agreement recognises three sisters: Codex for food safety, WOAH for animal health and zoonoses, and IPPC for plant health. ISO standards are voluntary and relevant to the TBT Agreement and management systems, not the SPS reference role.

Agri Value Chain Management · External drivers: globalisation and trade

3. A fresh-produce packhouse has no kill step for pathogens. Which control is most important for microbial safety?

  1. A chlorinated wash, which makes contaminated produce safe
  2. Final microbiological testing of every lot
  3. Metal detection before packing
  4. Preventive good agricultural and hygiene practices, such as irrigation and wash water quality, worker hygiene and clean containers
Answer and working

D. Preventive good agricultural and hygiene practices, such as irrigation and wash water quality, worker hygiene and clean containers

Without a kill step, prevention through GAP and GHP is the main control. Chlorinated washing reduces cross-contamination but does not make contaminated produce safe; metal detection addresses physical hazards.

Quality Management & Food Standards · Codex Alimentarius

4. A certified coffee farm produces 800 kg per ha, of which only 60 percent finds certified buyers. Certification and compliance cost 180 CU per ha a year, and yields are unchanged. What is the minimum farm-gate premium per kg of certified sales at which certification breaks even?

  1. 0.225 CU per kg
  2. 0.562 CU per kg
  3. 0.375 CU per kg
  4. 0.135 CU per kg
Answer and working

C. 0.375 CU per kg

Break-even premium = cost ÷ certified volume = 180/(800 × 0.6) = 180/480 = 0.375 CU/kg. Dividing by all output (0.225) assumes every kilo earns the premium; 0.562 divides by the uncertified volume; 0.135 scales cost by the share instead of dividing.

Agri Value Chain Management · The role of the consumer

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