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Suriname Quality Fruits & Vegetable PACKINGHOUSE
VEAPS Vereniging Exporteurs Agrarische Produkten Suriname
Description of the Initiative
Suriname Quality Fruits & Vegetables Packing House
Establish a fruit and vegetable packing house oriented to exporting quality produce from Suriname to EU and Caribbean.
Strategic Importance of the Packinghouse
• Reduce costs, become export competitive• Increase reliable production in volume and
quality• Guarantee food safety• Move to more sustainable production
practices (comply with Global Gap)• Reduce bureaucracy and handling
inefficiencies, particularly at the airport
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCEIMPROVE QUALITY
MECHANICAL DAMAGED FRUIT CHEMICAL DAMAGE
PACKINGHOUSE DISORDERNO EFFICIENCY
IMPROVED OPERATIONS & HANDLING
IMPROVED SORTING &WASHING TABLES
SIZING RINGS
POLYTHENE CRATESused to collect the products
EFFICIENT HANDLING & PACKAGING SYSTEMS
Mechanised forklifttruck
GLOBAL GAP COMPLIANTVegetable & Fruit washing/drying stations
Drying units
PACKINGHOUSE SCHEME –stakeholders
ACTIONS TO CARRY OUTSTEP-BY-STEP PLAN
(WHAT, WHO, WHEN)Activity Responsible Date
Initial Support for Packinghouse concept (MinAg, SBF, VEAPS, Governor of Central Bank)
Umar Taus, Riekhnath Sanchit
Completed (2007-12)
Develop Terms of Reference for Packinghouse feasibility and business plan
Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
30 June 2012
Tender for Consultancy for Business Plan and Design of Packinghouse & funding request proposals
Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
15 July 2012
Overseeing consultancy conducting study Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
Aug-Oct 2012
Presentation & Dialogue with Food and Product Authority (VWA) in Holland
Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
Sept 2012
Outreach events to present business plan to stakeholders
MAAHF (Extension)
1-31 Nov 2012
Submit proposals and secure financing for funding
Taus, Sanchit, Algoe, SBC
Nov-Dec 2012
Initiate construction of Packinghouse Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
Feb 2013
Initiate operations of Packinghouse Taus, Sanchit, Algoe
Jan 2014
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Resources Needed
RESOURCE (financial and other e.g., facilities, services, etc.)
Estimated Cost Possible Sources
Hire consultant to prepare tender US$10,000 MinAg (LVV)
Consultancy for feasibility, business plan, funding requests
US$50,000 MinAg (LVV)
Outreach Events US$7,500 MinAg (LVV)
Investment Funding for the Packing House- Land- Building, land reclamation- Equipment & supplies- Operating Costs (first 3 yrs, $200,000/year)- Contingencies (5%)
Granted by GoSUS$2,000,000US$2,000,000US$600,000US$200,000
Loan Financing from NOB, IDB, exporters (VEAPS), equipment producers (India/China), others
Total Investment Required
US$4,802,500
PRODUCTS/ RESULTSMEASURES OF SUCCESS
• Feasibility Study/Business Plan/Packinghouse design/Funding proposals– 31 October 2012
• Financing secured– 31 December 2012
• Initiate construction of Packinghouse– February 2013
• Initiate operations of Packinghouse– January 2014
LEADERSHIP• INFLUENCE LEADERS (“Trekker”)
– Soeresh Algoe, Deputy Dir., MAAHF– Umar Taus, President, VEAPS– Riekhnath Sanchit, Secretary, VEAPS
• TECHNICAL LEADER(s)– Radjendre Debie– Philip Tjon A Tjoi
• INTIATIVE ACTION TEAM– MAAHF (Extension service)– Maureen Silos