Implementing Agency:
Department For International Development (DFIDEA)

Project Code: 031-500-008	Start Date: 27-Nov-87	End Date: Mar. 6, 1990
Commitment: £41,252	Status: Completed	Type of Funding: Bilateral - TC

Project Objectives:
A visit (13-20 August 1989) followed up an earlier visit to Kenya in 1985 (NRI Report R1287R). The purpose of the visit was to reappraise and reconfirm inputs proposed in 1985. A programme of training including a short course in Commercial Postharvest Practices for Horticultural Crops combined with a series of three seminars was discussed and an implementation plan agreed between Britsh Council, NRI, Ministry of Agriculture (MoALD) and the Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA). The programme ran throughout February 1990. The short course in Commercial Postharvest Practices for Horticultural Crops ran from 5-16 February 1990. The objectives of the short course are: To stimulate public and private sector interest in and awareness of all aspects of postharvest technology relevant to horticultural crops, and to provide technical information and guidance on commercial postharvest practices applicable to horticultural crops produced in Kenya, destined for both local and export markets. Seminar 1 Fibreboard box design and quality control for the horticultural industry ran from 19-20 February 1990. The objectives of this seminar were: to provide up-to-date information on design alternatives/options appropriate to air and sea freight horticultural export industries. to discuss and demonstrate package testing equipment and methods and to identify key areas for action in improving packaging of Kenyan produce. Seminar 2 (21-22 February 1990) Technical aspects of export marketing of horticultural crops aimed to increase awareness in recent developments in postharvest technology and to review recent changes and developments in the EC market as they relate to product requirements. Seminar 3 (26-27 February 1990) Grading and quality control for the horticultural export industry aimed to outline the basic principles of postharvest physiology, technology and instrumentation to outline the role of standardisation for horticultural crops in the EC markets and to discuss market channels and structure of the EC market for distribution of horticultural produce.

Intended Outputs:
short term course seminars