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Citrus Production: Packhouse Process Flow
Introduction
Audio-visual methodology is aimed at supporting and empowering people involved in the field of agriculture to define, promote, and take full ownership of their development, as learning is a life-long process.
Skills development is a key driver of socio-economic development. Mainstreaming of agricultural development efforts is crucial to ensure congruence and effective deployment of resources.
Citrus
packhouses are vital to producing citrus fruit that is marketable, healthy, and
ready for transport. The packing process involves many different activities,
from washing, de-greening, and treating fruit, to sorting, grading, labeling,
wrapping, and packing. This means that there are a lot of people and machinery
involved in the process, and there are many places where things can go wrong.
Understanding the components, personnel, equipment, and machinery involved
throughout the packing process is the first and most important step to owning,
supervising, managing, or working in a packhouse efficiently and effectively.
Who Should Enrol
All people involved in the field of agriculture.
Course Design
A way to bolster agricultural production is to develop practical agricultural education systems. A powerful way of doing this is through the use of audio-visual modules which is a highly effective and tested methodology to approach, examine, and impart knowledge.
This is a comprehensive series of modules that follow a step-by-step process and can be used in group training or self-study – and are structured according to visual training guidelines. This implies defining most of the terminology used and where necessary, supporting the visual storyline with graphics and animation to enhance the learning process and ensure that sustainable knowledge is gained in the learning process.
These modules are designed to do precisely what they are meant to do – and that is to support skills development.
Online Video Series Supporting Agri Skills Development and Best Farming Practices.
Course Content
This course covers the following topics:
- Packhouse Overview
- Introduction,
Production and Picking - Packhouse
Process Flow
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- Introduction
- Receiving
and Initial Processing - Treatments
and Separation - Packing
- Inspection
and Transport - General
Operations
- Citrus
Industry Extension Services
- Introduction,
- Packhouse Infrastructure and Planning
- Introduction
- Packhouse
Infrastructure
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- Introduction
- Land
- Access
Roads - Water
Supply Part 1 - Water
Supply Part 2 - Electricity
Supply - Connectivity
- Packhouse
Planning- Planning Introudction Part 1
- Planning
Introduction Part 2 - Packhouse
Production Capacity - Packhouse
Site Layout Part 1 - Packhouse
Site Layout Part 2 - Packhouse
Site Layout Part 3 - Packhouse
Production Area Part 1 - Packhouse
Production Area Part 2 - Packhouse
Employment - Packhouse
Automation Part 1 - Packhouse
Automation Part 2 - Conclusion
- Packhouse sanitation
- Introduction,
Spores & Fruit Infection - Pre-sorting,
Removal of Fruit - Equipment
& Workspace Sanitation
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- Intro
- Sanitizing
Agents
- Equipment
& Workspace Sanitation- Cleaning
and Sanitising Methods - Scheduling
- Cleaning
- Other
Cleaning & Sanitising Procedures, Emergency Cleaning Procedures, Microbiological
Laboratory Testing - Personal
Hygiene, Recordkeeping
- Introduction,
- Receiving and Initial Process
- Introduction,
Receiving - Weighing,
Packhouse Delivery Inspection - Drench
- De-greening
- Pre-sorting
- Fruit
Washing – Sanitisers - Fruit
Washing – Tip Systems, Conclusion
- Introduction,
- Fruit Treatments
- Introduction
- Fungicides
- Treatment
Systems - Titration
and pH Measurement – Part 1 - Titration
and pH Measurement – Part 2 - Wax Treatment
- Fungicide
Resistance, Conclusion
- ·Sorting and Grading
- Introduction
- Fruit
quality factors
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- External
Fruit Quality Factors - Internal
Fruit Quality Factors – Part 1 - Internal
Fruit Quality Factors – Part 2
- External
- Sorting
Introduction,
- Sorting
Stations - Sorters
- Grading
Part 1 - Grading
Part 2 - Sizing,
Conclusion
- Packing Practices
- Introduction
- Packing
Material –
-
- Packing
Cartons Part 1 - Packing
Cartons Part 2 - Packing
Cartons Part 3 - Bulk
Bins, Fruit Labels (PLUs), Fruit Wrappers - Pallets,
Securing Sheets - Pallet
caps, Corner pieces, Packing Material Specifications
- Packing
- Packing
Instructions - Fruit
Labelling, Packing Practices
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- Preparation
- Place
Packing - Jumble
Packing, Weighing Cartons
- Automated
Packing Machines
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- Introduction
- Automated
Place Packing - Automated
Jumble Packing
- Palletization
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- Introduction
- High
cube vs. Standard Pallets - Pallet
Stacking Patterns - Palletizing
Stations - Pallet
Stacking Practices - Securing
Pallets - Marking,
Conclusion
- Quality management
- Quality
Management Part 1 - Quality
Management Part 2 - Quality
Management Part 3 - Quality
Management Part 4 - Quality
Management Part 5 - Quality
Management Part 6 - Quality
Management Part 7 - Quality
Management Part 8
- Quality
- Logistics
- Introduction,
Shipping methods - The
Logistics Chain - Road
Transport - Cold
Stores, Port Services - Shipping,
Conclusion
- Introduction,
On completion of this video series, candidates will be able to:
Have a better understanding of some of the important aspects of Citrus Packhouse Process Flow including the following:
- Packhouse Infrastructure and Planning
- Packhouse sanitation
- Receiving
and Initial process - Fruit Treatment
- Sorting and Grading
- Packing Practices
- Quality
management - Logistics