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
  • • Introduction
    • Receiving
      and Initial Processing
    • Treatments
      and Separation
    • Packing
    • Inspection
      and Transport
    • General
      Operations
  • Citrus
    Industry Extension Services
• Packhouse Infrastructure and Planning
  •  Introduction
  • Packhouse
    Infrastructure
  • • 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
  • • Intro
    • Sanitizing
      Agents
  • Equipment
    & Workspace Sanitation
    • Cleaning
      and Sanitising Methods
    • Scheduling
  • Other
    Cleaning & Sanitising Procedures, Emergency Cleaning Procedures, Microbiological
    Laboratory Testing
  • Personal
    Hygiene, Recordkeeping
• Receiving and Initial Process
  • Introduction,
    Receiving
  • Weighing,
    Packhouse Delivery Inspection
  • Drench
  • De-greening
  • Pre-sorting
  • Fruit
    Washing – Sanitisers
  • Fruit
    Washing – Tip Systems, Conclusion
• 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
  • • External
      Fruit Quality Factors
    • Internal
      Fruit Quality Factors – Part 1
    • Internal
      Fruit Quality Factors – Part 2
  • 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
    Instructions
  • Fruit
    Labelling, Packing Practices
  • • Preparation
    • Place
      Packing
    • Jumble
      Packing, Weighing Cartons
  • Automated
    Packing Machines
  • • Introduction
    • Automated
      Place Packing
    • Automated
      Jumble Packing
  • Palletization
  • • 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
• Logistics
  • Introduction,
    Shipping methods
  • The
    Logistics Chain
  • Road
    Transport
  • Cold
    Stores, Port Services
  • Shipping,
    Conclusion