quality

Quality is the by-word at Desai Fruits and Vegetables. High quality infrastructure, people, procurement, IT systems, farmer relationships naturally result in high quality fruits and vegetables.

Desai ensures quality of every product that it supplies by controlling every step involved in the production process: right from the land preparation to logistics.

The quality assurance system of DFV is based on the following principles:

1. Process control: that is achieved through contract farming and technical control
2. Farm Approval System: where extensive checks are conducted before any farm is approved for procurement for work practices, use of chemicals and quality of products
3. Traceability: of the farm, inputs used, processing location and transportation
4. Quality Checks: where a Desai product goes through a stringent quality process:
   1. Quality control by supervisor at the point of procurement from farmer
   2. Quality checks at the point of packing
   3. Random checks of consignments
   4. Random sampling at laboratories for residue analysis

DFV is certified to ISO 22000 and BRC standards. Also, its farmers are getting certified to Eurepgap standards. Mango and grapes farmers are already certified and all the pomegranate farmers are expected to be certified by June 2008.

The pack-house is APEDA recognized and enjoys IRW and WFLO memberships. The Company has been approved by China for Mango and enjoys protocol between APEDA and DCS.