Food Safety
Component 2 - Three year project: 2011-2014
Specific objectives
- Undertaking an analysis of quality management systems in participating countries to determine the status and gaps.
- Training of producers, processors and shippers on Good Agricultural practices
- Support for traceability support development
- Residue contamination testing and certification systems development for mycotoxin and Cadmium
- Support the accreditation of laboratories
Beneficiaries
Training of exporters / agents/ government agencies (20 persons)
Preparation of laboratories for certification
Training of laboratory technicians
Expected results
- Government agencies have incorporated traceability and certification systems (Traceability and certification training)
- The entire industry trained on good agricultural practices
- Between 3-5 laboratories are accredited to provide residue contamination testing services (accredited, trained, testing protocols developed)
Activities to be conducted
- Awareness building
- Client - Government/ agencies in seven countries
- Area – Food safety, GAP, traceability, testing for contaminents
- Publicity
- Traceability implementation
- Perform GAP analysis
- Set up laboratories
- Training on physical and sensorial aspects – buyers and exporters
- Farmer field school (under component 1) – Implement GAP training.
More on the CDE Project
CDE Project Overview | Initial Step | Component 1 | Photos
