How does SAI Platform relate to public initiatives on good agricultural practices?
SAI Platform’s principles and practices aim to rely as much as possible on existing initiatives and related control systems. This makes them easier and cheaper to implement, both for producers and buyers who might need to verify the level of sustainability of the production of agricultural products. SAI Platform crop-specific principles and practices are therefore largely based on existing recognised guidelines, only completing them with specific economic, social and environmental issues if they are not already covered. Future auditing and certification procedures, if they are chosen by certain companies, will also be based as much as possible on existing ones. However, it is important to note that this is not the purpose of the Platform.
