Training on Traceability and Phytosanitary Standards in Agriculture

Course title: Training on Traceability and Phytosanitary Standards in Agriculture

Training venue: Nairobi Kenya

Course dates:  

19/09/2022 - 23/09/2022 

21/11/2022 - 25/11/2022 

INTRODUCTION

Understanding the standards and quality systems in agricultural produce is important to ensure the produce are safe for human consumption and meet the stipulated regulations for export. Producing quality produce that meets international standards also reduce wastage resulting from rejection by exporting companies due to excess residuals in the products which consequently reduce profit received by farmers. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge including the importance of standards and quality systems for the agrifood sector.

DURATION

5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Staff of agricultural organizations
• Actors in the Agriculture Extension
• Research organizations,
• Non-government organizations,
• Small and medium enterprises with a focus on the international market,
• Farmer organizations and cooperatives producing for organizations targeting the international market.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, learners will have:

• Capacity to facilitate international trade
• Be able to create market transparency
• Promote quality agricultural production
• Learned to improve profitability by exporting to the international market.
• Know how to protect consumers
• Identifying differences between standards for a specific export market
• Make decisions regarding which export market to access

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Examples of standards in agriculture in the international market.
• Food safety requirements for the international market
• Sampling methods used by inspection procedures
• Quality standards tolerances application
• Private sector quality assurance
• Implementation of standards;
• Training in using quality standards of horticultural produce;
• Training in quality production methods (quality produce),
• Export regulations of agricultural produce,
• Export markets for agricultural produce
• Storage and packaging.