Postharvest facility layout

JICA-DAR-funded Rubber Processing

Plant
Layouting of crop processing facility

infrastructure required to properly lodge all of the necessary equipment

two aspects that are vital to the development of a processing facility are:
costs and the quality of the infrastructure
Small scale facilities should be simple however should not neglect safety
and hygiene
Criteria for processing facility

ceiling and walls of the processing room must be of washable and easily dried
materials; they must be neither absorbent nor porous
The lighting should be natural, as far as possible
working environment should always be appropriately ventilated, to facilitate the
workers' performance
floors must be of a solid material, never earth or plant covering
floor must be washable, to ensure compliance with the premises' hygienic and
health standards. The floor must also be sloped to allow appropriate drainage,
avoiding at all costs the formation of pools in the processing area. At the same
time, care must be taken to prevent the floor from being slippery.
Three basic services are required for the operation of a system as the one in
question: electrical power, drinking water and the disposal of waste waters.
Plant layout example
 SAFETY
Occupational Safety and Health
Food Safety
Occupational Safety and Health
Identify HAZARDS and potential RISKS
Proactive rather than Reactive
POPIMAR
Policy
Organising
Planning/Implementation
Measure performance
Audit
Review performance
PGSRISE (in reverse)
Eliminate
Substitute
Isolate
Reduce
Safe Systems of Work
Good housekeeping
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
 Food Safety
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Food hygiene
Good Management Practices (GMP)
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)