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