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English translation: Good Agricultural Practices


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French term or phrase:GAP
English translation:Good Agricultural Practices
Entered by: Héloïse King
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15:47 Dec 8, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
French term or phrase: GAP
"Fournir des données de valeurs pratiques en accord avec les GAP françaises. "

From a letter about obtaining marketing authorisation for a herbicide.

Thanks (again) in advance.
Héloïse King
Local time: 16:56
Good Agricultural Practices
Explanation:
as defined by the FAO
Selected response from:

xxxeggsacion
France
Local time: 17:56
Grading comment
Many thanks! I didn't even think about what it could be in English... doh!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Good Agricultural Practicesxxxeggsacion
3 +1good agricultural practicesGabrielle Leyden


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Good Agricultural Practices


Explanation:
as defined by the FAO

Example sentence(s):
  • Good Agricultural Practices are a collection of principles to apply for on-farm production and post-production processes, resulting in safe and healthy food and non-food agricultural products, while taking into account economical, social and environmental

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Agricultural_Practices
xxxeggsacion
France
Local time: 17:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Many thanks! I didn't even think about what it could be in English... doh!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew: Good Agricultural Practice. Compassion in World Farming - Good agricultural practice Animal welfare aspects of good Agricultural practice. Good Agricultural Practice : Pig Production. "GAP Pigs" book and DVD ... www.ciwf.org.uk/resources/education/good_ag
9 mins

agree  Cetacea
37 mins

agree  SueE
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good agricultural practices


Explanation:
See FAO site - the authors probably lifted the English without bothering to translate

Example sentence(s):
  • FAO: GAP : About Us A multiplicity of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) codes, standards and regulations have been developed in recen

    Reference: http://www.fao.org/prods/gap/index_en.htm
Gabrielle Leyden
Local time: 17:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SueE
1 hr
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