Quality

Quality Control
 

  • Development and implementation of a total quality management system
  • Implementation of export fruit quality specifications
  • Liaison with packhouse management regarding fruit quality and other technical aspects
  • Monitoring of daily packed fruit quality and feedback to Commercial team
  • Control of packhouse fruit shelf life system
  • Management of quality control and packing at source
  • Compilation of packing specifications
  • Management of shipping and storage temperatures as well as technical matters relating to packing material

 

Varietal development

  • Significant investment in breeding programmes
  • Green Marketing is one of the few exporters nominated in South Africa by Sunworld to export their range of new stonefruit and grape varieties from South Africa
  • Green Marketing is one of three exporters licensed to export Ben Dor stonefruit varieties from South Africa
  • Green Marketing is one of only a few exporters with access to Bradford & Star-Fruits varieties grown in the Western Cape

 

Pesticide Reduction

  • Inhouse initiative driven by chempac
  • FCM Mating disruption in citrus
  • CM Mating disruption in apples and pears
  • Monitoring of FF, FCM, Thrips in citrus and stonefruit
  • Monitoring of FF, CM, Mealy bug in topfruit and grapes
  • Stem Band control of Snout beetle in topfruit and grapes
  • Development of new Bacillus Subtilis Botryticide for grape