GRASP Committed to Workers’ Health, Safety, and Welfare. Good agricultural practices aren’t just about products; they are also about people. More than 117,000 producers in 99 countries use GRASP as their social/labor management tool of choice.

GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice) is a voluntary add-on to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard, designed to assess social practices, worker welfare, and responsible employment conditions on farms and agricultural operations.

As global retailers and consumers increasingly expect ethical sourcing and responsible farming, GRASP provides producers with an internationally recognized framework for demonstrating compliance with fundamental social responsibility principles while promoting fair and transparent employment practices.

LSQA supports producers, farms, cooperatives, and agricultural organizations throughout the GRASP assessment process by providing readiness assessments, technical guidance, project coordination, and certification support in collaboration with our internationally recognized GLOBALG.A.P. certification partner.

What is GRASP?

GRASP is a farm-level social responsibility assessment that complements GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA). GRASP evaluates the implementation of good social practices relating to:

• Worker Representation

• Employment Contracts

• Fair Wages

• Working Hours

• Child Labor Prevention

• Forced Labor Prevention

• Equal Treatment & Non-Discrimination

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Access to Grievance Procedures

• Employee Awareness

• Social Compliance Documentation

• National Labour Law Compliance

GRASP provides buyers with additional confidence that producers manage their workforce responsibly while promoting fair, safe, and ethical working conditions.

Who Should Implement GRASP?

GRASP is suitable for:

• Fruit & Vegetable Producers

• Date Farms

• Greenhouse Operations

• Producer Groups

• Agricultural Cooperatives

• Fresh Produce Exporters

• Packing Houses

• Agricultural Businesses

• Farms supplying international retailers

• Organizations already certified to GLOBALG.A.P. IFA

Benefits of GRASP

Organizations implementing GRASP benefit from:

• Demonstrate commitment to worker welfare.

• Improve social responsibility practices.

• Meet retailer and buyer expectations.

• Strengthen ethical employment practices.

• Improve workforce communication.

• Enhance legal compliance.

• Reduce social compliance risks.

• Build stakeholder confidence.

• Improve supply chain transparency.

• Support ESG and sustainability objectives.

• Strengthen international market acceptance.

• Promote continual social improvement.

Why Choose LSQA?

LSQA combines agricultural expertise with extensive experience in social compliance and conformity assessment.

Our specialists understand both agricultural production systems and international social responsibility expectations, enabling us to provide practical assessments that create measurable value for producers.

From readiness assessments through certification coordination, we help organizations strengthen compliance, improve documentation, and confidently prepare for GRASP assessments.

Our Agricultural Social Compliance Services

LSQA supports organizations through:

• GRASP Readiness Assessment

• Internal Social Compliance Audits

• Gap Analysis

• Documentation Review

• Farm Management Evaluation

• Labour Practice Assessment

• Worker Welfare Review

• Corrective Action Verification

• Certification Coordination

• Ongoing Compliance Support

Why Agricultural Producers Trust LSQA

Agriculture depends on people.

At LSQA, we believe strong social practices are just as important as food safety and environmental stewardship.

Our experienced specialists help producers establish responsible employment practices that strengthen business performance, improve worker wellbeing, and increase confidence among international buyers and retailers.