Programme to Strengthen the Agency's Certification, Control, Surveillance, Technical and Analytical Capacity System to Protect the Phytosanitary and Food Safety Conditions of Ecuador's Export Musaceae Value Chain

The programme establishes a technical cooperation process to strengthen Agrocalidad's certification, control and surveillance system and its technical, operational and analytical capacity to protect the phytosanitary and food safety conditions of Ecuador's export Musaceae value chain. It covers phytosanitary inspection, good agricultural practices, maximum residue limits, contaminants and food safety, surveillance and control of quarantine pests, compliance with international market work plans, and management of the PROFIT MUSACEAE Phytosanitary Programme. The initiative is implemented through a public-private partnership between Agrocalidad and the Musaceae export sector.