Shwapno, the largest retail chain in Bangladesh, has been awarded the GLOBALG.A.P. Certificate recently.
GLOBALG.A.P is an international organization that works to ensure the standard of food safety across the world. After completing all the tests and formalities supervised by their audit committee, Shwapno received the certificate.
Shwapno is the first and only retail chain in South-East Asia that has become a GLOBALG.A.P certified member and the only Bangladeshi company to gain such recognition.
The GLOBALG.A.P certificate is awarded after testing the food safety standards of agricultural products. SGI India Private Limited begins the multi-step process by auditing. After completing all the tests, Shwapno received the certificate on 16th February 2022.
Executive Director of Shwapno, Sabbir Hasan Nasir said, “Shwapno is the first GLOBALG.A.P. Certified retailer in South- East Asia. This is a matter of great pride and relief for us. I would like to thank our farmers, USAID, and GLOBALG.A.P. for helping us gain this achievement.”
Shwapno first began working with GLOBALG.A.P with the help of the AVC (Agricultural Value Chains) project run by the international development agency USAID in 2017. GLOBALG.A.P. is an international organization that follows a strict set of rules and criteria to give recognition to companies that produce and sell agricultural products.
