Investigating Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)

Abstract

Using Scopus data, this study provides a thorough bibliometric assessment of research on 
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), analysing the field's thematic and temporal development 
between 1964 and 2024. GAP, which was created to guarantee food safety, environmental 
sustainability, and economic viability in agriculture, has become well-known around the 
world. However, research in this area is still dispersed over fields including food safety, 
environmental science, and agronomy. Addressing global issues like food security and climate 
change requires an understanding of GAP. It provides a paradigm for increasing sustainable 
agricultural output, mitigating environmental effects, and bolstering production systems' 
resistance to growing global challenges. This paper emphasises the critical significance of 
GAP in forming a sustainable future for global agriculture by examining research trends. Key 
contributions to GAP research were compiled and visualised using bibliometric tools like 
VOSviewer and Biblioshiny. To find prominent writers, important contributing nations, and 
noteworthy topic patterns, 1,732 articles were examined. The findings show a growing 
emphasis on food safety laws, sustainable agricultural management, and the incorporation of 
cutting-edge technology like precision agriculture into GAP. The results also show that the 
majority of the data on GAP's ability to reduce food processing waste is found in developed 
areas. On the other hand, poor infrastructure, insufficient financial resources, and inadequate 
information transmission are major obstacles that prevent successful implementation in 
developing areas. To achieve fair and sustainable agricultural growth globally, it is imperative 
to address these socioeconomic barriers.