Role of PPECB
AGRIBUSINESS EXPORT
AWARENESS WORKSHOP
VIJAN CHETTY
Regional Service Manager : KZN
CEDARA 18 NOVEMBER 2010
Contents…
• About PPPEB
• Market Access
• Legislative framework
• Operating environment
• Integrated delivery model
• Harmonization
• SA PIP 2 (SAISPM)
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Perishable Products Export
Control Board (since 1926)
Official Quality Inspection &
Certification Agency in South
Africa
www.ppecb.com
Our vision…
A Partner in Global Competitiveness of South
African Perishable Products
Our mission…
To build competitive capacity in our people &
systems in Industries we serve in order to
instill world-wide confidence in South African
Perishable Products
Strategic objectives…
• Enhancing the credibility of the South African
Export Certificate
• Supporting the export competitiveness of the South
African perishable products industries
• Strengthening PPECB’s capacity as a credible
source of strategic information for serving
industries and stakeholders
• Supporting Government in ensuring confidence in
the quality assurance and food safety systems for
local perishable product markets
• Supporting Government in building systems to
ensure compliance to South African quality and
food safety standards for imported
perishable products
Legislative Framework
act 119 of 1990 – APS Act (export certification)
appointed assignee/public service provider (1991)
ensures export food safety and quality standards of
regulated agricultural products are complied with.
act 9 of 1983 – PPECB Act (supply/cold chain
logistics)
establishes and mandates ppecb
provides for control & management of South
African perishable products export processes
PPECB Responsibility…
Responsible for the Orderly Exports of
Perishable Products
Responsible for Export Quality and Food
Safety Inspection and Certification In
South Africa
.
Inland Phytosanitary Inspections for NonCold Treatment Markets
Market access…
Gain
Open up new markets
Retain
Keep existing markets
Optimise
Improve access to markets
Main non-tariff barriers facing agriculture:
• Phytosanitary
• Sanitary incl. private standards e.g. Globalgap
• Product Quality
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Export legislation…
Quality
APS Act
119 of 1990
ACTS
PPECB Act
9 of 1983
MRL
Food safety
Traceability
Temperature
& Cold
treatment
management
Equipment
certification
Ag. Pest
Act 36 of
1983
Phytosanitary
requirements
Bilateral
agreements
Export
certificate
PPECB
Temp
instruction
letter
Phyto
certificate
100 % CONSIGNMENTS ARE INSPECTED
STATUTORY ORGANISATION
EU 1580 APPROVAL
Ministry
PPECB offices…
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Tzaneen
Nelspruit
h Maputo
(seasonal)
h Johannesburg
Namibia
h
Upington
(seasonal)
Kimberley
h
h Bloemfontein
Lesotho
h Durban
Citrusdal
Ceres
Worcester
h
Grabouw
Cape Town h
Paarl
h
George
East
London
h Port
Elizabeth
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Production regions…
Zimbabwe
pome
stone
subtropical
Mozambique
citrus
grapes
other
h Johannesburg
Namibia
h Upington
h Kimberley
h Bloemfontein Lesotho
h
h
George
h
Cape Town
Maputo
h
hDurban
h
East London
h
Port Elizabeth
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Services detail…
PPECB service categories
-product and equipment certification
-cold chain management
-statistical information
-advisory services and training and R&D
PPECB Accreditations:
iso guide 65 (Globalgap, brc)
iso 17021(haccp certifications)
iso 17025 (laboratory services)
iso 17020 (wip)
eu 1580 – approved 3rd country inspection authority
certification body for tesco nurture (V10)
Leaf
iso 22000
360 quality
2nd party auditor for major local retail chain
grasp (globalgap risk assessment on social practices)
PPECB link to best practices …
“FARM”
PRODUCTION
GOOD
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICES
(SAGAP/GLOBALGAP)
PACKING
GOOD
MANUFACTURING
PRACTICES
(GMP/HACCP/BRC)
DISTRIBUTION
“FORK”
GOOD DISTRIBUTION
PRACTICES
(Temp, equipment/Cold
Chain)
TRACEABILITY/TRACKABILITY/INFORMATION
PRODUCT QUALITY / CONDITION / FOOD SAFETY
HARMONISATION/AETP/R & D
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PPECB stakeholders…
PPECB provides services in the export supply chain
to the following industries
citrus
grapes
pome / stone fruit
maize, grain, groundnuts
vegetables
subtropical fruit
processed products
canned products
flowers and bulbs
marine products
dairy and eggs
shipping lines
Internal operating model
CITRUS INDUSTRY INTERACTION
Phytosanitary inspections
Ministry of Agriculture
Standards Promulgation
Legislation Administration
Information
Information
Recommendations
Variety Focus Groups
Market Focus Groups
Valencias
Citrus
Growers
Association
Navels
Soft Citrus
Grapefruit
Citrus
Marketing
Forum
EU/Russia
Citrus
Exporters
Forum
USA
Japan
Canada
Lemons
PPECB
Implementation/
Inspections
Middle East
Korea
PPECB
Recommendations
DoA&PPECB
Implementation/
Inspections
Recommendations
PPECB Cold
Chain
Research
Citrus
Research
International
PPECB Statutory Functions
EU Phyto
Inspections
Agric. Pests Act
Phytosanitary
certificate
Agricultural Pests
Act
Quality
Inspections
Food Safety
Audits
Agricultural Products Standards
Act
Export Certification
Export
Information
Cold Chain
Management
PPECB Act
Carrying Temperature Instruction
to vessel
Supply chain…
Orchard
Inspection
Loading
Consumer
Packhouse
Inspection
Coldstore
Ship
Supermarket
Coldstore
Export port
Import port
Inspection
Discharge
Depot
Inland Depot
Inspection
Inspection
Coldstore
Harmonisation model
Harmonisation principles
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accelerated learning
–
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concentrated learning
in-depth attention to detail
centralized for uniformity
uniformity/standardized
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input training
communication
evaluation
measurement
repetition/duplication
–
positive reinforcement
–
one – on – one
personalized attention
Research &
Development
Quality Inspections
Food Safety
Audits
Industry
Statistics
Harmonization
AETP
Training &
Advice
Cold Chain Management
Phyto
Inspections:
Non-cold
treatment
Markets
Private
Standards
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South African Pesticides Initiative 2

Seen as continuation of SAPIP 1 that was terminated in June
2008

PPECB invited by DAFF to house Pesticide Initiative Project

Proposed name change to South African Integrated and
Sustainable Pesticide Initiative (SAISPMP)
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Focus will be on all key Importing Countries

Be driven as Programme rather than Project
Scope of SAISPMP

Contribute to Food Safety, Quality and Phytosanitary
on Local and Export Market

Specific Focus on Emerging Farmers and Minor Crops

Information sharing

Interpretation and Alignment of MRL requirements

Capacity building and Technology Transfer

Increasing the amount farmers that are export ready
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PPECB in the supply chain…
PPECB in the supply chain…
PPECB in the supply chain…
PPECB in the supply chain…
VIJAN CHETTY
Tel: 031 467 2719
vijanc@ppecb.com
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ppecb
creating world-wide
confidence in south african
CERTIFIED TO ISO 9001
perishable export products
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