Mejoramiento de las competencias técnicas, enfocadas en la calidad e inocuidad alimentaria para los agros encadenamientos agroindustriales de la Corporación Hortícola Nacional, Oreamuno, Cartago.

Food safety is understood as the guarantee that products are safe, that is, that they do not cause harm
to the health of consumers, and that their physical, chemical, sensory and microbiological
characteristics are maintained throughout the agri-food chain. A food that causes damage to our health
can never be safe or of quality. This project seeks to enhance the development of technical capabilities
of the members of the National Horticultural Corporation through non-formal education, through food
safety strategies, post-harvest management, food safety and quality. The National Horticultural
Corporation has the need to establish an equitable regime in the relations of production,
industrialization, marketing and technical and financial assistance between producers, mainly the
aspects of quality and safety. Through the Agribusiness School and its experience in training and
technical advice processes, it is detected that one of the main problems and needs of the members
and collaborators of the National Horticultural Corporation is technical training in Good Manufacturing
Practices, Postharvest Management and Food Handling as part of a quality management and
continuous improvement system. The training of agro-productive chains that range from the primary
chain to agro-industrial added value, through participatory workshops, modules and evaluation. The
target group is the collaborators and suppliers of the National Horticultural Corporation, from the canton
of Oreamuno. Among the components, the development of training modules, validation of evaluation
tools, as well as the development of the respective modules in coordination with the staff of the National
Horticultural Corporation, as well as dissemination and teaching inputs, are detailed. To obtain the
results, the TEC will be carried out with adequate support from professionals with focuses on
agroindustry, food engineering and business management.

CIGA: Emprendedurismo y Gestión Agroempresarial, Producción Agroindustrial