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