Standards & Guidance

    Common standards help agricultural products manufacturers avoid errors, build buyer trust and enter foreign markets.

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Standards Relevant to Agricultural Products

Common standards help agricultural products manufacturers avoid errors, build buyer trust, and enter foreign markets. A few carry particular weight across APMA's four sub-sectors:

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Lean

A methodology for reducing waste across agricultural processing and packaging lines.
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02

Six Sigma

A data-driven standard for minimising defects in agricultural products manufacturing.
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03

ERP Integration

Reliable data exchange between production planning and order management, to ISA-95.
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04

GMP

A required standard for processed agricultural foods, covering hygiene and safe production.
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05

ISO 22000

A food safety management standard relevant to processed agricultural foods.
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06

ISO 50001

An energy management system standard for agricultural production sites.
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Industry 4.0

Frameworks for digital production, data management, and smart manufacturing.
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Standards we track

Agricultural standards come from external bodies. We follow them and translate what each change means for a producer.