GreenCHAINge
Sustainable chain for ornamentals
Eelke Westra
Wageningen approach
Initial Quality
Chain conditions
Quality development Predicted
Quality
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GreenCHAINGe workpackages (WP)
WP1: Import Cut Flowers
●Kenian Cut-Roses imported by sea freight
WP2: Export Potted Plants
●Dutch grown Anthurium, Phalaenopsis and Cyclamen exported by train or barge
WP3: Export Cut Flowers
●Dutch grown Gerbera and Cut-Anthurium exported by truck (long distance), train or barge
GreenCHAINge Consortium
Private
Horticultural Board
Flower trade (branche organisation)
Greenhouse production (branche organisation)
Plant breeding (branche organisation)
Knowledge institute:
Wageningen UR
Quality in Chains
INFORMATION
Grower transport Trade/Auction transport Retail
DATA DATA DATA
Variety perdicts vase life
• Which varieties are this?
• Why different vase lifes?
Cult
ivar
Vaselife [days]
Influence Transport Temperature
different cv, same condition
Temp. variatie
continu 5°C
continu 11°C
continu 8°C
1x conden-satie
Product
LogisticsTechnology
Multi-disciplinary approach
CO2
Postharvest quality and logistics
Qualit
y
Fenotype
Genotype
Growing conditions Postharvest &
Logisitics
Quality Monitoring
Learn of daily operation:
Monitor growing conditions
Know variety
Measure chain conditions
Log quality measurements
Create dataset and analyse
Summary (1)
Quality of fresh produce needs total chain approach
●Transparency needed between every link
Appropriate technology can then be selected to maintain quality
●A single factor approach only leads to sub-optimal results
Summary (2)
Quality starts with the intrinsic potential of a plant (genes)
The postharvest chain can only slow down quality loss, the chain is not a hospital
Understanding and knowing quality loss gives many possibilities
●Low hanging fruit: start with chain monitoring
Information
Contact
Food & Biobased Research
PO Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
+31 317 480208
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