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A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)

In light of growing concerns about sustainable development, international sustainability standards are prevalent and are replicated by local governments to form country-specific sustainability standards. A consensus has been reached that local sustainability standards can be considered to underperfo...

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Main Authors: Tey, Yeong Sheng, Rajendran, Natasha, Brindal, Mark, Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Radam, Alias, Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51976/1/A%20review%20of%20an%20international%20sustainability%20standard%20%28GlobalGAP%29%20and%20its%20local%20replica%20%28MyGAP%29.pdf
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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.5367/oa.2016.0230
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spelling my.upm.eprints.519762017-05-04T04:44:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51976/ A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP) Tey, Yeong Sheng Rajendran, Natasha Brindal, Mark Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Radam, Alias Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani In light of growing concerns about sustainable development, international sustainability standards are prevalent and are replicated by local governments to form country-specific sustainability standards. A consensus has been reached that local sustainability standards can be considered to underperform in view of their limited adoption. Supplementing the current literature, this study hypothesizes additional explanations of this phenomenon through a review of both the GlobalGAP (international) and Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (MyGAP) standards. Through content analysis, the findings indicate that MyGAP provides a weak institutional framework and market opportunity structure. In addition, since it lacks transparency and accountability, its credibility is questionable. Although it is not clear whether such a credibility issue has a direct impact on the local market, sustainable produce is neither differentiated nor rewarded through premiums. The GlobalGAP standard was found to be an exemplar, and potential improvements are suggested to help support local sustainability standards. SAGE Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51976/1/A%20review%20of%20an%20international%20sustainability%20standard%20%28GlobalGAP%29%20and%20its%20local%20replica%20%28MyGAP%29.pdf Tey, Yeong Sheng and Rajendran, Natasha and Brindal, Mark and Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi and Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Radam, Alias and Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani (2016) A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP). Outlook on Agriculture, 45 (1). pp. 67-72. ISSN 0030-7270; ESSN: 2043-6866 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.5367/oa.2016.0230 10.5367/oa.2016.0230
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description In light of growing concerns about sustainable development, international sustainability standards are prevalent and are replicated by local governments to form country-specific sustainability standards. A consensus has been reached that local sustainability standards can be considered to underperform in view of their limited adoption. Supplementing the current literature, this study hypothesizes additional explanations of this phenomenon through a review of both the GlobalGAP (international) and Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (MyGAP) standards. Through content analysis, the findings indicate that MyGAP provides a weak institutional framework and market opportunity structure. In addition, since it lacks transparency and accountability, its credibility is questionable. Although it is not clear whether such a credibility issue has a direct impact on the local market, sustainable produce is neither differentiated nor rewarded through premiums. The GlobalGAP standard was found to be an exemplar, and potential improvements are suggested to help support local sustainability standards.
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author Tey, Yeong Sheng
Rajendran, Natasha
Brindal, Mark
Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Radam, Alias
Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani
spellingShingle Tey, Yeong Sheng
Rajendran, Natasha
Brindal, Mark
Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Radam, Alias
Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani
A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
author_facet Tey, Yeong Sheng
Rajendran, Natasha
Brindal, Mark
Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Radam, Alias
Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani
author_sort Tey, Yeong Sheng
title A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
title_short A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
title_full A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
title_fullStr A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
title_full_unstemmed A review of an international sustainability standard (GlobalGAP) and its local replica (MyGAP)
title_sort review of an international sustainability standard (globalgap) and its local replica (mygap)
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2016
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