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GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 · Chain of Custody · SIZA

GLOBALG.A.P., LocalG.A.P. and SIZA, from orchard to audit.

Export market access runs on records: spray diaries, worker training, harvest hygiene, water tests. The Primary plan keeps them audit-ready across the season, even where the signal drops between the rows.

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In briefWritten for people and for the AI assistants they ask

ASCloud's Primary plan holds GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6, LocalG.A.P., Chain of Custody and SIZA records for growers and packhouses: spray diaries, worker training, harvest hygiene and water tests, captured on a phone where the signal drops. It costs from R2,500 per site per month excluding VAT with five named users, setup from R5,000, and pest control integrated. Prices as at September 2026.

Stage by stage

Records from farm to shelf, stage by stage

Where the certificate travels, and what ASCloud records at each step.

  1. 1FarmIFA v6 Smart or GFS

    Spray, fertiliser, water and hygiene records captured in the orchard, even without signal.

  2. 2PackhouseIFA or Chain of Custody

    Grading, packline hygiene and lot codes on the tablet at the line.

  3. 3Cold store and transportChain of Custody

    Temperatures, segregation and pallet movements, time-stamped.

  4. 4Trader or exporterChain of Custody

    Mass balance and GGN checks against what came in and went out.

  5. 5Retail shelfGGN label

    The buyer checks the GGN. Your records prove it.

Ownership is the trigger

Chain of Custody applies when you take ownership of certified product.

Segregation is the daily habit

Certified and non-certified product kept apart, and recorded.

Mass balance is the audit test

What came in, what went out and what was lost must add up.

Built for the farm and the packhouse

  • GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 requirement sets with control point mapping
  • SIZA ethical and environmental modules alongside, one system
  • Spray and input records with withholding period alerts
  • Worker training and hygiene records per team, per block
  • Packhouse intake, grading and traceability to carton level
  • Offline capture in the orchard, sync at the shed
Packhouse worker checking citrus in a SIZA marked carton on a packing line
From orchard to carton: GLOBALG.A.P. and SIZA records captured where the work happens.

Pest control, integrated

ASC Pest Control service visits write directly into your compliance file: bait station checks, trend graphs and technician records, ready for the auditor without a second binder. R650 per month as an add-on.

Inside the audit

What the GLOBALG.A.P. auditor asks to see

  • Self-assessment checklist
  • Plant protection records and pre-harvest intervals
  • Fertiliser application records
  • Water risk assessment and test results
  • Hygiene risk assessment
  • Worker training and health and safety records
  • Traceability records
  • Recall and withdrawal procedure

Every one of these lives in ASCloud, dated, signed by a named person and found in one search.

Spray record · Block 7VERIFIED
ProductNavel oranges
Active ingredientAs per label
Pre-harvest interval14 days
Applied06:40 by S. Dlamini
Verified08:15 by farm manager
Example record. Every entry keeps the person, the time and any later edit.
Who sets it up

Configured by the people who sit in the audits

ASCloud is set up by ASC Food Safety Consultants, led by founder Mthokozisi Nkosi, with a team that includes more than one lead auditor. The same specialists who prepare South African sites for certification load your standard, your documents and your checklists.

  • FSSC 22000 and BRCGS Lead Auditor
  • Registered lead auditor with Exemplar Global and IRCA
  • SAATCA-registered R638:2018 Lead Implementer (RG003)
  • HPCSA-registered Environmental Health Practitioner
  • MSc International Public Health, MSc Data Science, MBA, BSc (Agriculture) Food Science and Technology
  • Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year, 2022
  • GLOBALG.A.P. Registered Trainer

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Read before you book

Guides, courses and toolkits from ASC

Running more than one site, or training a whole team?

Group dashboard across sites, per-site pricing in writing, and team training on ascfoodsafetytraining.com with a manager dashboard.

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Straight answers

Questions we get asked

Does ASCloud cover GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 Smart and GFS?

Yes. The Primary plan loads the IFA v6 requirement set for both editions, with control points mapped to the records that evidence them, plus LocalG.A.P. and SIZA.

Can records be captured in the orchard without signal?

Yes. Checklists already open on a phone or tablet can be completed without signal and upload when the device reaches Wi-Fi or signal again. The real time of the check is kept.

What does the Primary plan cost?

From R2,500 per site per month excluding VAT, with five named users and a once-off setup from R5,000. Seasonal billing is available on request.

Is Chain of Custody included?

Chain of Custody records for packhouses, cold stores and traders run on the traceability module at R1,690 a month, which links lots from intake to dispatch and runs mass balance.

Reviewed by Mthokozisi Nkosi, FSSC 22000 and BRCGS Lead Auditor and founder of ASC Food Safety Consultants. Updated 3 October 2026.
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