New grading customary for 5 recent crops » Borneo Bulletin On-line

Azlan Othman

The Division of Agriculture and Agrifood (DAA) of the Ministry of Major Assets and Tourism (MPRT) in collaboration with the Nationwide Normal Centre (NSC), Trade and Enterprise Ecosystem Division (IBE) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic system (MoFE) carried out a socialisation programme for Brunei Darussalam Requirements (PBD) at Simpur Corridor, Rimba Agribusiness Centre yesterday.

The target of the socialisation was to introduce and inform the general public and stakeholders on the 5 newly printed PBD – PBD 39:2022 Brunei Requirements for Sapodilla; PBD 40:2022 Brunei Requirements for Cucumber; PBD 41:2022 Brunei Requirements for Eggplant; PBD 42:2022 Brunei Requirements for Melon and PBD 43:2022 Brunei Requirements for Pumpkin.

The publication offers a fundamental guideline for on-farm manufacturing actions that can guarantee the crops’ high quality and security based mostly on the specs of the grading requirements which have been set.

These guideline purpose to reinforce the competitiveness of agricultural produce from this nation, in each home and export markets.

The usual encompasses numerous on-farm manufacturing actions together with the definition of produce, high quality, sizing, tolerances, presentation, marking or labelling, contaminants, hygiene, and sampling and evaluation strategies.

You will need to be aware that, this customary solely covers industrial styles of crops that are to be equipped recent and able to be consumed.

Agricultural produce for industrial processing is mostly excluded.

On this version, the main target of the usual is positioned on sapodilla, cucumber, eggplant, melon and pumpkin. The usual guideline may function a common reference and steering for importer, exporter, agricultural extensions, farming communities, tutorial researchers, policymakers and in addition the general public concerned in agriculture actions.

The usual is pivotal in supporting the MPRT’s strategic planning which emphasises 4 key parts; progress, productiveness, export and sustainability. The usual can be according to and in assist of ASEAN Financial Group’s (AEC) effort on the promotion of single market by means of facilitating intra and additional ASEAN commerce, high quality assurance and guaranteeing security customary of farm produce.

The briefing was introduced by Agriculture Officer Mohamad Faa’id bin Haji Mohamad Kasim, in his capability as a member of the Technical Committee on Agricultural Crops (TCAC) and NSC Particular Duties Officer Grade II Pengiran Abdul Shahid bin Pengiran Haji Amir Bahar.

It was attended by farmers, representatives from supermarkets, plant suppliers, exporters/importers, increased training establishments and in addition officers and workers of DAA.