In June 2022, UNIDO Vietnam with its Global Quality and Standards Program joined a pilot enterprise to successfully export fresh mangoes to Australia. Exporting fresh fruit to overseas markets has always had high value. is the need of many businesses to add value to fresh fruit from Vietnam. For the Australian market, the demand for mangoes when the mango season is over offers many export opportunities for countries with out-of-season mangoes with Australia. However, exporting mangoes from Vietnam has always been a challenge when it is too expensive. red if shipped by air or there is no preservation technology to meet the long transit time by sea. Previously, mangoes could only be preserved for a maximum of about 30 days with traditional preservation methods. For this shipment from Vina T&T Company, all fruits were treated with latex, hot water, and drugs. Postharvest fungicide and then cooling of mangoes under technical advice from UNIDO experts based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Despite arriving later than expected, the shipment did not have any rotten fruit. wash, retain color and texture. In addition, mango has a latex discharge rate of 3.3%, lower than the common rate of 30% for traditional export shipments. “The shipment was successful and free of pests and diseases. This is an absolutely amazing result. Although there was a problem with the refrigeration, we were able to solve it in upcoming shipments by tweaking the system. Colleagues from the Australian import company are very pleased with this shipment.” – Peter Johnson, value chain technical expert at UNIDO Vietnam.Global Quality and Standards Program (GQSP) Vietnam, with funding from the Swiss Federal Bureau of Economic Affairs (SECO), in cooperation with the Sub-Institute of Agro-Electrical Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology, has developed six Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for mangoes to solve the problem. address the main problems and obstacles in the existing mango export chain. With international and Vietnamese experts working closely with relevant partners in the mango value chain, the process of developing SOPs also contributes to capacity building for local agencies and organizations. Going forward, UNIDO and GQSP Vietnam will continue to replicate the success of this pilot shipment to other mango exporters, developing the business and technical skills necessary for SMEs to meet meet the higher compliance requirements of high value markets such as Australia, providing better returns for mango growers and exporters
