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Improving smallholder farmer incomes through strategic market development in mango

supply chains in southern Vietnam

Mango processing: situation and issues

Professor Richard Beyer

ACIAR Project Inception LaunchDong Thap Province, southern Vietnam

19 September 2018

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IDEALISED SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF MANGO PROCESSING BY FREEZING

GROWER

COLLECTOR

PROCESSORSORTINGPEELING

DESTONINGCUTTING

(FREEZING)PACKAGING

ACCEPTWASTE

INEDIBLE WASTE(COSMETICS, STONE OIL)

PREMIUM PRODUCTS

BULK FREEZING

MARKET CHEEKS, SPEARS & CUBES

Juices, Jams, Purees, Leathers,, Chutneys,

Fermented Products, Wine, Jellies

BULK PEELINGEXCESS &

SUBSTANDARDFRUIT

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Processing conditions necessary for frozen mango cheeks and spears to command the highest prices in export markets

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SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF IDEALISED DRYING OPERATIONS

GROWER

COLLECTOR

SORTINGPEELING

DESTONINGCUTTING

(FREEZING)PACKAGING

ACCEPT

INEDIBLE WASTE(COSMETICS, STONE OIL)

PREMIUM DRIED SLICES

BULK FREEZING

BULK PEELINGEXCESS &

SUBSTANDARDFRUIT

MARKET

De-stoningHomogenisingBlendingEvaporating

REJECT

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Major Issuesu Analyse supply chains to identify impediments to returns for effort

for chain partnersu Increasing the production premium quality processed fruitu Use processing technologies to mitigate seasonal supply

fluctuations and to reduce losses u Intervene in supply chains wherever appropriate to increase

partner incomes