Training Course on “Improving Food Quality and Safety through Good Agricultural and Postharvest Practices in Fresh Produce” May 21 – June 1, 2012 Sponsored by New Zealand Aid Programme Organized by Mekong Institute By Jutamas Thongcharoen

Course Information

Objectives explain the importance of GAP and its principles and components appreciate the importance of postharvest handling and management in reducing product loss and improved access to regional or global value chain describe the procedures and requirements in GAP inspection and certification learn from Thailand practices and experiences on GAP application in the farmers’ field and GMP application in fruit and vegetable processing establish a network of agriculture professionals that will continue to promote and develop GAP and GMP, share market intelligence, and deliver information to small-scale producers/farmers.

Module Content Module 1: Introduction to Product Quality and Safety Module 2: Good Agricultural Practices: Nature and Importance Module 3: Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Fresh Produce Module 4: GAP Inspection, Certification and Accreditation

Participants Information

Participants - Countries Total 28participants from Cambodia, China, Lao PDR Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Participants - Gender

Participants - Organisation

Resource Persons Ms. Bussara Chankaewmanee, Agricultural Senior Expert, Postharvest and Processing Research and Development Office, Department of Agriculture Dr. Rosa Rolle, Senior Agro-Industries and Post Harvest Officer, FAO Mr. Anut Visetrojana, SPS Expert, Acting Director of Standards Control Office (SCO), National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) Dr. Amara Chinaphuiti, Senior Expert Agricultural Scientist, Postharvest and Processing Research and Development Office, Department of Agriculture

Facilitators Ms Maria Theresa S. Madialdia (Tess) Ms Jutamas Thongcharoen (Nue) Mr Ouee Kittikhoun Ms Myo Myo Hlaing

Field Visits

Day 1: Saturday 26 May Sum Sung Q-GAP Vegetable Farm

Day 2: Monday 28 May AM: ThaiGAP Farm - Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus

Day 2: Monday 28 May PM: SWIFT Company

Day 3: Tuesday 29 May PM: Betagro Swine Processing Plant

Evaluation

Usefulness of Program Contents ModuleVery useful Mostly useful Just right Some- what useful Not useful Average Rating Introduction to Production Quality and Safety 57% (16) 39% (11) 4% (1) 4.54 GAP: Nature and Importance 46% (13) 46% (13) 8% (2) 4.39 Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Fresh Produce 53% (15) 43% (12) 4% (1) 4.50 GAP Inspection, Certification and Accreditation 36% (10) 53% (15) 11% (3) 4.25 Average 4.42

Most Important Lessons / Not Covered Topics Most important lessons you have learned? - GMP, GAP (11) - Postharvest techniques (13) - HACCP, CCP (7) - AB, CB (5) - Checklist (3) - Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) (2) - Micro-organism Topics were not covered? - Process of storage of fresh fruits and vegetables (7) - Standard for specific fruit/vegetable for export and domestic markets (3) - More detail on pathogen and how to control pest (2) - Safety and QC

Attainment of Objectives ObjectivesFully attained Mostly attained Just right Some- what attained Not attained Average Rating Explain the importance of GAP and its principles and components 32% (9) 53% (15) 15% (4) 4.18 Appreciate the importance of postharvest handling and management in reducing product loss and improved access to regional or global value chain 18% (5) 64% (18) 18% (5) 4.00 Describe the procedures and requirements in GAP inspection and certification 11% (3) 46% (13) 43% (12) 3.68 Learn from Thailand practices and experiences on GAP application in the farmers’ field and GMP application in fruit and vegetable processing 64% (18) 36% (10) 3.64 Establish a network of agriculture professionals that will continue to promote and develop GAP and GMP, share market intelligence, and deliver information to small-scale producers/farmers 11% (3) 43% (12) 46% (13) 3.64 Average 3.83

Expectation and Relevance Very wellMostly good/ relevant Just right Somewhat good/ relevant Not good/ relevant at all Average Rating Expectation met 11% (3) 46% (13) 39% (11) 4% (1) 3.64 Relevance to the work 25% (7) 43% (12) 32% (9) 3.93

Field Visits Very satisfied Mostly satisfied Just rightSomewh at satisfied Not satisfied Average Rating Sum Sung Vegetable 32% (9) 46% (13) 22% (6) 4.11 ThaiGAP Farm- Kasetsart University 14% (4) 40% (11) 46% (13) 3.68 SWIFT Company 36% (10) 43% (12) 14% (4) 7% (2) 4.07 Betagro Swine Meat Processing House 43% (12) 50% (14) 7% (2) 4.36 Average 4.06

Friendship and Profession Contacts Very satisfied Mostly satisfied Just right Some- what satisfied Not satisfied Average Rating Friendship 85.7% (24) 14.3% (4) 4.86 Professional Contacts 75% (21) 25% (7) 4.75

Duration of the Program Too longAbout right lengthToo short 4% (1) 96% (27) 1 week

Pre and Post Self Assessment Pre Self Assessment =Minimal Awareness Post Self Assessment =Partial Knowledge 4=Working Knowledge

Mood Meter

Flash Back

Setting the Context

Lectures

In-Class Activities BODs

In-Class Activities Q&A

In-Class Activities Group Work

In-Class Activities: Country Report

In-Class Activities Action Plan Presentation

In-Class Activities Action Plan Presentation

Welcome Party

Have a nice trip back home!