AgendaAgenda Introduction/presentations (5 min each) Overview of ENVIROPAK project (Prof John Taylor,

UP) (20 min) Technical Annex (10 min each WP leader)

– reviewing Work Packages (WPs)– roles and responsibilities

WP progress (15 min each WP leader) INCO DEV (Dr Janice Dewar, CSIR) (15 min)

– reporting requirements– payment schedules– project meetings

Next meeting – Norwich 3-5 July 2002 General

ReportingReportingReport

submitted to EC (month)

Period covered (months)

Report type

7 0-6 Progress

14 0-12 Scientific & Cost

19 13-18 Progress

26 13-24 Scientific & Cost

31 24-30 Progress

38 25-36 Scientific & Cost

Indicative dates for paymentsIndicative dates for paymentsMonth Date Event

0 01 Jan 2002 Start of project

3 31 Mar 2002 Payment from SIK

19 31 July 2003 Payment from SIK

31 31 July 2004 Payment from SIK

? After 38 ?after 28 Feb 2005

Final payment from SIK

Project meetingsProject meetings

CSIR, SA (Jan 2002)IFR, UK (3-5 July 2002)UEM, Mozambique (Jan 2003)SIK, Sweden (June 2003)

ITMC, Italy (Jan 2004)

UOM, Mauritius (June 2004)UP, SA (Jan 2005)

EU INCO-DEV PROJECTEU INCO-DEV PROJECTENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY PACKAGING ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY PACKAGING

SOLUTIONS ENHANCED STORAGE AND QUALITY SOLUTIONS ENHANCED STORAGE AND QUALITY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA’S FRUIT AND NUT OF SOUTHERN AFRICA’S FRUIT AND NUT

EXPORTSEXPORTS PARTNERS

– SIK - Swedish Food and Biotechnology Institute – ITMC - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy– IFR - Institute of Food Research, UK– CSIR - South Africa– UP - University of Pretoria, South Africa– UEM - Eduardo Mondlane University , Mozambique– UOM - University of Mauritius

Edible protein coatings have:Good mechanical propertiesExcellent gas barrier propertiesMay carry additivesCan improve mechanical handling

SorghumIs indigenous to the semi-arid tropics of

AfricaProduces a crop under harsh conditionsSorghum industry produces about 30000 tonsannually of protein-rich waste

ObjectivesImprove southern Africa's fruit and cashewnut exportsImprove quality and shelf-life by edible

protein coatingsEnhance sorghum utilization by using thesorghum protein kafirinReplace petroleum based plastics byenvironment friendly packaging systemsbased on kafirin from by-products

Work plan      Extract kafirin protein from available sorghum bran sources      Meanwhile, investigate conditions of tropical and deciduous fruits and cashew nuts after harvest

     Develop coating techniques      Evaluate quality of coated fruit and cashew nuts      Investigate release from kafirin films and thermoplastic kafirin      Test coated fruit and cashew nuts under real conditions  

Work packagesWork packages

1. Establishment of base-line data of fruits and cashew nuts - CSIR 2. Isolation and optimisation of protein extraction procedures, and

preparation and chemical modification of film materials - UP 3. Analysis and physical properties of protein, films and coatings - IFR 4. Investigation of thermoplasticity of film materials and development of

thermoplastic processing techniques - ITMC 5. Development of coating techniques for fruits and cashew nuts - UEM 6. Evaluation of the quality of coated fruits and cashew nuts – UOM 7. Investigation of release of components from coatings and films to fruit

and nuts 8. Commercial testing of improved products and technology transfer -

CSIR

Responsibilities of the co-ordinator - Mats Stading Communicate and interact with the

Commission, Focus and integrate the project Chair the PMC meetings Ensure that deliverables and milestones are met

on time Have financial control of the project Handle intellectual property issues Promote dissemination of results Have overall responsibilities for the project

reports.

Responsibilities of the African ProjectAdministrator -Janice Dewar.Overall organisation of meetings of the PMCwhen in Africa.Take the minutes and circulate these to the PMC

Responsibilities of the work package co-ordinators:Janice Dewar, John Taylor, Peter Belton,Salvatore lannace, Maida Khan, SaheedGoburdhun, Katarina Nilsson

The WPC will .co-ordinate all activities in theirrespective work package Be responsible for the work plan of the project Be responsible for deliverables, milestones and

scientific work within the work package Report progress within the work package in

project reports Give feedback to the PC on progress/problems

within the work package by bi-monthly reports.

Responsibilities of the scientific leadersJanice Dewar, John Taylor, Peter Belton,Salvatore lannace, Maida Khan, SaheedGoburdhun, Mats Stading Responsible for the respective partner's budget . Responsible for the provision of laboratory

facilities and analytical support.