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WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

• Members:
• Participants: will be given soon
• President ?
• Secretary ?

Temporary animator: Silvana Nicola, VEGMAP - Vegetables & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants DISAFA (Univ. Torino), Co-Chair of International Affairs, Italy, silvana.nicola@unito.it

Systems approach in vegetable chain

• Objectives :

Main objective is to improve the vegetable value chain - reacting to market demands (quality, post-harvest-way

• f production, traceability and food safety) and to

societal demands Side: increase vegetable consumption increase income of the vegetable grower

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

• Theme is very diverse and can be divided in 2: more

technological oriented (post harvest research – added value of post harvest handling) and a more consumer/market/end-user oriented (question: have the vegetable research centres expertise in it?)

• All actors/stakeholders need to be involved :

producers, retail, processors and industry, horeca and consumers

• Communication is very important – transferring

knowledge to stakeholders and policy makers

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

• Quality assurance: what is quality : there is a difference

between objective and subjective quality (e.g. organic, locally grown, …)

• Demands of further in the value chain decide what the

producers need to do

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

Actions:

• Building/extending the network - network should include actors of

the complete value chain – increase the network beyond research , don’t forget the demand side

• Identify main issues to be adressed (prioritizing them)
• Set up project proposals together
• Data analysis on quality and chain organization in European

countries - understanding the different interests of the actors in the value chain and try to learn from each other

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

Actions:

• Create a better competiveness in vegetable value chain
• Define where/what is the value in a chain – which market are

you are focussing on?

• Marketing strategy
• Post harvest is an important subject in function of value

creation

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain

• Meeting date or period :
• regional congresses ISHS post-harvest 21-24/06/2016,

European Congress of horticulture 23/10/2016

• Comments:
• Expand the group to all necessary actors is a first

action

WG on Systems approach in vegetable chain