Citrus Production: Post Harvest Practices
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 own 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 has been exported from South Africa to all over the world. The industry has a long history of growth, innovation, and forward-thinking and is able to supply good quality citrus fruit both to the local and international markets.
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:
- Background
- Intro to the SA Citrus Industry
- Value Chain
- Citrus Varieties
- Citrus Markets
- Export Standards
- Pre-Season Planning
- Basic Principles
- Operation of the Irrigation
System
- Plant Nutrition
- Yield and Fruit Size Estimates
- Packhouse Planning
- Postharvest Pathology
- Rind Disorders
- Postharvest Diseases
- Pre-Harvest Production Practices
- Orchard Sanitation
- Pre-Harvest Pest Control
- Pre-Harvest Production Practices
- Orchard Sanitation
- Pre-Harvest Pest Control
- Harvesting
- Maturity Indexing
- Picking Practices
- Picking Supervision
- Packhouse Process
- Packhouse Process Flow
- Pre-Pack-Line Treatments
- Drenching
- Degreening
- Packhouse Treatments
- Fruit Washing Systems
- Packhouse Sanitation
- Hot Water Fungicide Bath
- Titration
- Resistance Management
- Drying Tunnel
- Wax Application
- Packing
- Sizing
- Sorting and Grading
- Packing Material and
Specifications - Packing Market Specifications
- Packing Methods
- Palletisation
- Palletisation
- High-Cube vs Standard
- Marking
- Inspection
- Export Shipping Overview
- Infrastructure Overview
- Export Shipping
- Export Shipping Overview
- Truck Loading
- Transportation
- Road Transport Overview
- Truck Loading
- Cold Store
- Cold Store Requirements
- Cold Storage Handling
- Cold Store Mechanics
- Pre-Cooling
- Shipping
- Container Loading
- Vessel Loading
- Review
- Cold Chain Review
- Packhouse Management
- Safety and Quality Management
- Commercial Accreditation Systems
- Traceability
Course Design
On completion of this video series, candidates will be able to have a better of some of the important aspects of citrus post-harvest practices
- Background
- Pre-Season Planning
- Postharvest Pathology
- Pre-Harvest Production Practices
- Harvesting
- Packhouse Process
- Pre-Pack-Line Treatments
- Packhouse Treatments
- Packing
- Palletisation
- Inspection
- Export Shipping
- Transportation
- Cold Store
- Shipping
- Review
- Packhouse Management