Development objective
The long term objective of the project is to increase global free trade and economic opportunity for the fresh produce industry. It is assumed that capacity-building and information exchange for improving quality assurance and the safety of fresh fruit and vegetables will contribute to achieving this.
Specific objectives
- develop an electronic decision support tool to aid policy-makers, planners and
project leaders working to improve the safe production, harvesting, handling, storage, transport and marketing of raw fruit and vegetables in:
- identifying options for technology, policy and institutional development;
- obtaining access to reference information and information exchange;
- accessing tools for Training, extension, and awareness creation.
- address a comprehensive Food Safety Training Programme, “train the trainers”, on safety, handling, quality and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables, at regional and national level, by:
- providing a foundation of basic knowledge regarding food hazards and a national appreciation of the complexities involved in food-safety evaluations.
- providing a detailed understanding of the principles and practice of food safety using GAP, GMP and the HACCP process as referred to fresh fruit and vegetables.
- training professionals from governmental agencies, universities, industry, research institutions and local NGOs, on food safety applying GMP, HACCP and risk-analysis approaches, with emphasis on microbiological risks of fresh fruits and vegetables, handling and marketing issues at producer’s level, and including national policy measures for implementation into their national food control initiatives.
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