Afriex Development Institute

TRACEABILITY AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS COURSE

INTRODUCTION

A lot of agriculture produce are rejected in the international market because they don’t meet the international standards due to high residue levels. This course introduces participants to the importance of standards and quality systems for the agrifood sector in relation to the export market. This course is intended to inform agricultural producers targeting the international markets on the standards that are acceptable.

DURATION

5 days

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for staff of agricultural organizations exporting to the international market, various actors in the Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials, and policymakers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, 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.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, learners will have:

v  Capacity to facilitate international trade

v  Be able to create market transparency

v  Promote quality agricultural production

v  Learned to improve profitability by exporting to the international market.

v  Know how to protect consumers

v  Identifying differences between standards for a specific export market

v  Make decisions regarding which export market to access

CONTENT

v  Examples of standards in agriculture in the international market.

v  Food safety requirements for the international market

v  Sampling methods used by inspection procedures

v  Quality standards tolerances application

v  Private sector quality assurance

v  Implementation of standards;

v  Training in using quality standards of horticultural produce;

v  Training in quality production methods (quality produce),

v  Export regulations of agricultural produce,

v  Export markets for agricultural produce

v  Storage and packaging.

Below is a career path for becoming a traceability and phytosanitary standards expert:  

v  Integrated Soil Health and Fertility Management Course

v  Organic Farming Course

v  Agricultural Value Chain Development and Market Linkages Course

v  Agriculture, Innovation and Technology Course

v  Policy Framework in Agriculture Course

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. Applicants must live up to Afriex Training Ltd admission criteria.

METHODOLOGY

This course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v  Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v  The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v  Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v  This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v  For further inquiries, please contact us on training@afriextraining.org

v  Payment should be made to Afriex Training Limited bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to training@afriextraining.org

v  Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.