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Suriname Quality Fruits & Vegetable PACKINGHOUSE. VEAPS Vereniging Exporteurs Agrarische Produkten Suriname. Description of the Initiative Suriname Quality Fruits & Vegetables Packing House.
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Suriname Quality Fruits & Vegetable PACKINGHOUSE VEAPSVerenigingExporteursAgrarischeProdukten Suriname
Description of the InitiativeSuriname Quality Fruits & Vegetables Packing House Establish a fruit and vegetable packing house oriented to exporting quality produce from Suriname to EU and Caribbean.
Strategic Importance of the Packinghouse • Reduce costs, become export competitive • Increase reliable production in volume and quality • Guarantee food safety • Move to more sustainable production practices (comply with Global Gap) • Reduce bureaucracy and handling inefficiencies, particularly at the airport
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCEIMPROVE QUALITY CHEMICAL DAMAGE MECHANICAL DAMAGED FRUIT PACKINGHOUSE DISORDERNO EFFICIENCY
IMPROVED OPERATIONS & HANDLING • POLYTHENE CRATESused to collect the products IMPROVEDSORTING & WASHING TABLES SIZING RINGS
EFFICIENT HANDLING & PACKAGING SYSTEMS Mechanised forklifttruck
GLOBAL GAP COMPLIANTVegetable & Fruit washing/drying stations Drying units
ACTIONSTO CARRY OUTSTEP-BY-STEP PLAN(WHAT, WHO, WHEN) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PRODUCTS/ RESULTSMEASURES OF SUCCESS • Feasibility Study/Business Plan/Packinghouse design/Funding proposals • 31 October 2012 • Financing secured • 31 December 2012 • Initiate construction of Packinghouse • February 2013 • Initiate operations of Packinghouse • January 2014
LEADERSHIP • INFLUENCE LEADERS (“Trekker”) • SoereshAlgoe, Deputy Dir., MAAHF • UmarTaus, President, VEAPS • RiekhnathSanchit, Secretary, VEAPS • TECHNICAL LEADER(s) • RadjendreDebie • Philip Tjon A Tjoi • INTIATIVE ACTION TEAM • MAAHF (Extension service) • Maureen Silos