The Export Marketing and Quality Awareness Project (EMQAP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana with funding from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has constructed one communal packhouse at Vakpo in the Volta region of Ghana for individuals and stakeholders engaged in the production and marketing of fresh horticultural produce.
Within the post-harvest system, the packinghouse served as a control point where quality management could be applied to assure a reliable supply of produce of good quality. Packhouses also served as sites for the effective implementation of strategies designed to eliminate or minimize microbial, chemical, and physical contamination.
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