PROKON
CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER
PROKON BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUDITCOMMITEE
TECHNICAL MANAGER
MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
SALARIES AND ADMIN
DATA ADMINISTRATIONREGIONAL
MANAGEMENTS
QUALITY CONTROLLERS
JUNIORQUALITY CONTROLLERS
LEARNERQUALITY CONTROLLERS
ASSISTANTS
FIRST OPERATIONAL TIER
SECOND OPERATIONAL TIER
ADMIN CO-ORDINATOR
PROKON STRUCTURE
PROKON
2 x Seats PRIMARY
PRODUCERS
1 x Seat EMASA
Instatute for Market Agents of South Africa
1 x Seat SAUFM
South African Union of Food Markets
1 x Seat NAMC
National AgriculturalCouncil
1 x Seat DAFF
Department AgriculturalForestries and Fisheries
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PROKON
The services currently rendered by Prokon are categorised into:
• Official inspections conducted on potatoes as assignee of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries applies to the grading, packing and marking of potatoes destined for sale in South Africa. The inspections are conducted at fresh produce markets, distribution centres, warehouses, wholesalers and retail outlets.• Services rendered under contract.
SERVICES RENDERED
PROKON
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES ON CONTRACTED FRESH PRODUCE MARKETS
• Quality assurance on all produce as well as general hygiene inspections• Health services, i.e. writing-off of produce no longer fit for human consumption• General hygiene inspections
POTATOES (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
Official inspections on potatoes • Fresh produce markets• Trade, i.e. distribution centres, warehouses, wholesalers and retail outlets
STONE FRUIT (South African Stone Fruit Organisation)
• Quality inspections on peaches, nectarines, plums, prunes and apricots
AVOCADOS (Avocado Growers’ Association)
• Ripeness tests• Wastage survey
POTATOES SOUTH AFRICA
• Potato bag guideline specification survey• Processed inspection results • Stock statistics in respect of class, size groups and packaging sizes.
SERVICES RENDERED
PROKON
TRAINING
• Hawker training on markets• Pack house training on farms• Emerging potato farmer induction course• PIDT student induction course
AD HOC SERVICES
• Light intensity measurements on fresh produce markets • Stocktaking on behalf of APAC
MANGOES (South African Mango Association)
• Quality inspections
GARLIC (South African Garlic Association)
• Quality inspections on locally produced and imported garlic• Retail price and quality survey
SERVICES RENDERED
PROKON
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MARKETS
1. Tshwane Fresh Produce Market, Pretoria2. Joburg Market, Johannesburg3. Welkom Fresh Produce Market, Welkom4. Vereeniging Fresh Produce Market, Vereeniging5. Mangaung Fresh Produce Market, Bloemfontein6. Uitenhage Fresh Produce Market, Uitenhage7. Port Elizabeth Fresh Produce Market, Port Elizabeth 8. North End Fresh Produce Market, Port Elizabeth 9. Mpumalanga Fresh Produce Market, Mbombela (Nelspruit) 10. Nelspruit Fresh Produce Market, Mbombela (Nelspruit)11. Sol Plaatje Fresh Produce Market, Kimberley12. Cape Town Market, Cape Town13. Matlosana Fresh Produce Market, Klerksdorp14. Springs Fresh Produce Market, Springs15. Durban Fresh Produce Market, Durban16. East London Fresh Produce Market, East London17. Pietermaritzburg Fresh Produce Market, Pietermaritzburg
PROKON
INSPECTIONS
INSPECTION PROCESS
Consignment identification and verification• Confirm delivery notes
Packaging inspection (marking requirements) to confirm correctness of:• Name and address of producer / supplier• Cultivar name• Size• Class / Grade• Packing date / code• Country of origin, e.g. Produce of South AFrica
Product inspection to confirm:
• Cultivar • Size• External quality• Internal quality• Class
Inspection data recording includes:
• Producer / production region / market on: - Product - Cultivar - Size group - Class / Grade - Down-grades and rejections - Defects and diseases
Industry data and intelligence• Providing data to industry role players for conversion into market intelligence• Converting data into intelli- gence for use by industry role players