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2 Fresh Connections: Southern Africa Clean Corridors: Strengthening Phytosanitary risk management in the supply chain Johan Bremmer, August 25, 2016

3 Why creating Clean Corridors? Worldwide increasing phytosanitary threats and by consequence a more stringent phytosanitary policy In case phytosanitary risks (repeatedly) occur, national authorities (NPPO s) have to take measures, and focus on the responsibility of the NPPO in the country of origin of imported products. Therefore, sanctions are imposed at country level This system lacks incentives for individual firms and supply chains to improve phytosanitary risk management Therefore we need a system which can serve as a basis for differentiation at chain level

4 Concept of Clean Corridor Optimizing the application of all potential measures (systems approach) contributing to the reduction of phytosanitary risk (e.g. citrus black spot, false codling moth) in the (citrus) supply chain: Pest control measures Preventive measures Inspections at several links: growers, traders, logistic service providers, exporters Integrating production, handling and logistics of fresh products Tuning scale levels to each other: country, region, firm, parcel, lot

5 Objectives of Clean Corridor Short term Development of a risk assessment tool for supply chains Minimizing phytosanitary risk Reduction of costs and losses Ensuring market access by compliance to existing prescriptions Firm continuation Long term Acknowlegdement by importing authorities Serving as basis for discussion about differentiation in phytosanitary policy on the basis of safe chains and not on the basis of countries

6 Activities in the Clean Corridor project 2017: Analysing inspection data Modeling current citrus supply chain Development of chain design including potential measures and inspections Calculation of the risk of infestation of citrus before shipment to the EU with the Chain Risk Model 2018 Implementation of results by chain partners Evaluation by chain partners Validation by inspection services: no interceptions Development of clean corridor

7 Modeling and analysing the chain Measures: Grower - Preventive - Pest Control - Inspections (on farm, preshipment) Transport and storage Trader/ cooperation Shipment Analysing data with Chain Risk Model; Improving the system Developing the Clean Corridor System Import Inspection: validation Importer Retailer - consumer

8 Intended cooperation in the Clean Corridor project We intend to cooperate intensively with South African partners: Producers (union), e.g. CGA Traders (union), import & export Local inspection authorities ARC Main topic: development and assessment of potential measures at firm level in the SA part of the citrus chain

9 Current Status of Clean Corridor project Research proposal developed together with: Fresh Produce Center and members. Case: citrus import from South Africa Dutch Flower Auctions Association Case: import of flowers from Ethiopia Proposal submitted to The Horticultural Sector and relevant South African partners Currently internal discussion in South Africa In case of approval start at 1 January 2017

10 Fresh Connections: Southern Africa FruitLook, Space for Fruit Maurits Voogt - eleaf August 25, 2016

11 Introduction eleaf and PiMapping Netherlands based, Global experience Consultancy services and data supplier Crop monitoring Weather conditions Agricultural water management Quantitative Remote Sensing = PiMapping

12 Problem Limited water (climate change, competing sectors) Economically important grape/fruit sector (export, livelihood) Crop yield (kg) Water Productivity = Water consumption (m 3 )

13 Water Productivity Spatial distribution of good and bad practices. Learn from each other and improve to the same level frequency liters water needed to produce 1 liter of wine

14 Fruit producing area Western Cape

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16 Practical use Weekly updates on Growth Moisture Nitrogen Applicable for Detection of irrigation water deficits Evaluation irrigation system performance Disease management Adjust soil management

17 Irrigation failure Mid summer: water shortage Actual water use drops in same period Decreasing production yield loss

18 Impact Water Productivity improved more than 10% for 60% of the users

19 Conclusions Satellite information provides much insight at unprecedented scale To create value the whole management cycle needs to be addressed Further implementation at scale requires commitment from industry and government

20 Thank you More information: Contact: - info@fruitlook.co.za

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