GLOBALG.A.P. Maturity · Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) version 6
Your production practices measured against IFA version 6, converted into a per site action plan.
10 themes, a 5-level scale. And the action that moves each level to the next.
The framework’s 10 themes, already written from L1 to L5. One company, one business unit, or 300 at once.
GLOBALG.A.P. Maturity · Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) version 6
10 themes, 5-level scale.
Nordhavn Industries
53 / 100
They measure their maturity with Datamensio
An example
This could be your situation.
Take one company as an example: three sites, three spreadsheets, no shared answer.
Nobody can consolidate.
Nordhavn Industries, 2,400 people in Hamburg, Lyon and Porto. A client asks where the group stands. Each site answers in its own spreadsheet, with its own scales.
Three weeks, a single base.
One GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) version 6 assessment launched across all three sites at once, from the managers’ interview notes. The framework was already written, its 10 themes and levels L1 to L5 too.
Two costs avoided before being committed.
A score of 53 out of 100, with the gap concentrated on three themes. The AI companion spotted that two actions duplicated those of another audit. The committee report took one sentence to request.
What it saved them
- 3sites measured on the same base, instead of three questionnaires to reconcile
- 2duplicate actions caught before the spend
- 1committee report, with no manual rework
These figures are an example. They could be yours.
The standard imposes processes. Datamensio says where you stand.
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The framework is already written
Themes, questions and levels L1 to L5, all written. You do not start from an empty spreadsheet.
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The score lands the same day
Online, by self-assessment link or in interview. Theme by theme, comparable over time.
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The gap becomes a costed plan
Every step up carries its action. The AI prioritises on expected effect, not on the order of the standard.
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Progress can be demonstrated
Campaign after campaign, against your target and against your own past. That is what your board asks for.
The maturity scale
One level, the next, and the action that links the two.
This mechanism, a level, a level above it, and the action that connects the two, is what turns a finding into a trajectory.
Are crop protection product application records kept and used?
- N1
No structured record. Treatments are recalled from memory or reconstructed from purchase invoices.
- N2
A record exists, but it is completed in batches after the season. Some fields are missing, such as the operator or the equipment used.
- N3
The record is completed at every application, with plot, product, dose, date, operator and reason for the treatment. A check is done before each dispatch.
- N4
Records are systematically checked against approved uses and pre harvest intervals, with traceability of deviations and decisions taken.
- N5
Treatment data feeds into the residue testing plan and the adjustment of crop protection programmes from one season to the next, with a documented review.
Action to move from L2 to L3
Put the record in the hands of the applicator on site (logbook or mobile entry), require entries on the day of the application with operator and equipment recorded, and add a record check to the weekly production meeting before each dispatch.
« With Datamensio, we meet our objectives far more efficiently. The ERDF inspection services and our supervising ministry particularly appreciated an approach that gives them reliable data. »
Director, CCI 94CCI Île-de-France
« We believe this is the most suitable solution to scale our transformation project and measure impact according to our needs. »
Maja SucekChief Operating Officer, Interreg Danube
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What this framework covers
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance covers primary production: food safety, traceability, input management, animal health and welfare, environment, worker health and safety. Version 6 reorganised control points into principles and criteria, separated the common base (Smart Farm Assurance) from sector specific modules, and made risk assessment more explicit. Requirements are read at production site level, with compliance rules that distinguish major musts, minor musts and recommendations.
In practice, the difficulty is not understanding the control point but knowing where each site actually stands. Are spray records kept day by day by the applicator, or reconstructed before the visit? Do irrigation water analyses cover every source used, or only the main borehole? Who in the organisation can say whether the 15 farms in a producer group apply the same procedure for handling product non conformities?
The move to version 6 shifted part of the work towards site specific risk analysis: water, soil, surrounding land, staff hygiene, physical contamination. Many producers updated their documents without revisiting their assessment method. Another common confusion: IFA version 6 comes in option 1 (individual producer) and option 2 (producer group with a quality management system), and audit expectations do not target the same objects, since a group is also judged on its internal control system.
The certification audit ends with a compliant or non compliant finding on each control point. The maturity assessment answers a different question: what level of control does a practice sit at, and what specific action moves it up a level. A record that exists but is filled in at the end of the season, a record kept daily and checked, a record used to adjust treatment programmes: three situations that look compliant on paper, three different levels. Datamensio measures maturity and prepares you for the audit, it does not issue any certificate.
The framework is ready to use and adaptable. The AI adjusts themes, questions and levels to your sector (fruit and vegetables, arable crops, livestock, aquaculture) or builds a version based on your own procedures and quality system manual.
Reference standard: GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) version 6
The themes assessed
Site management and plot history
Identification of plots and production units, history of use, risk assessment covering soil, surrounding land and previous uses, associated management plan.
Traceability and segregation
Batch identification from plot to dispatch, separation of certified and non certified products, traceability exercise, mass balance, withdrawal and recall management.
Input management and fertilisation
Selection and recording of fertilisers, calculation of application rates, separate storage, management of effluents and organic amendments, qualification of the people who apply them.
Crop protection and residues
Products approved for the intended use, spray records, compliance with pre harvest intervals, calibration of application equipment, residue testing plan, management of exceedances.
Water management
Irrigation and washing water sources, risk assessment by use, testing plan and criteria applied, volume measurement, resource management plan.
Hygiene and harvest
Hygiene risk analysis, rules applicable to staff and visitors, cleanliness of equipment and containers, post harvest handling, foreign body prevention.
Animal health and welfare
Health records, use and recording of veterinary medicines, compliance with withdrawal periods, housing conditions, feeding and watering, transport and handling.
Occupational health, safety and working conditions
Task level risk assessment, protective equipment, training and qualifications, sanitary facilities, accommodation where applicable, subcontracting and seasonal labour.
Environment and biodiversity
Waste and plant protection product packaging management, energy efficiency, habitat protection, biodiversity management plan on the farm.
Quality management system (option 2)
System documentation, internal audits of members, site inspections, internal sanctions management, management review, competence of internal inspectors.
A short version of the framework is available for the online self-assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Does this assessment deliver GLOBALG.A.P. certification?
No. Only a certification body approved by GLOBALG.A.P. can issue the certificate, following an on site audit. The assessment measures the maturity of your practices and produces the action plan that prepares you for that audit.
How does this differ from a standard IFA pre audit?
A pre audit concludes control point by control point: compliant or not. The assessment positions each practice on a five level scale and identifies the action that moves it up a level. It is retained from one season to the next and allows sites to be compared with one another.
Does the framework cover option 2 and producer groups?
Yes. One theme specifically covers the quality management system: internal audits, member inspections, inspector competence, internal sanctions. Individual farm assessments are then consolidated into a roadmap for the group.
How long does the assessment take?
The short version is completed in a single working session with the quality manager. The full version, run collaboratively with crop managers, the livestock manager and the safety manager, takes one to two weeks, most of the time going into gathering the records.
Can the framework be adapted to our sector?
Yes. Questions, levels and themes can be modified, and the AI can build a version by sector or by country based on your procedures and quality manual. You remain the owner of your framework.
How can several farms be compared without pitting them against each other?
The score by theme places each site on the same grid and highlights shared issues. The benchmark is used to allocate resources and share the most advanced practices, while each site tracks its own progress over time.
Does the assessment overlap with EU regulatory requirements?
Largely. Traceability, hygiene, maximum residue limits, veterinary medicines and plant health also fall under EU regulations. A cross cutting roadmap allows IFA version 6 to be mapped against these frameworks without duplicating actions.
Where is the data hosted?
In France, with OVH, backed up with Scaleway. No transfer outside the European Union. The AI models used can be selected, including from European providers.