date:Jul 31, 2013
ed by Ivo Tunchel, Director for StePac, Brazil and the late Ariel Shapiro, a gifted postharvest scientist with many years of experience in the Israeli fresh produce industry, together with calculated risks taken by pioneering growers and exporters paved the way for the development of a flourishing export market for Brazilian growers.
Ivo recalls We initially approached 2 companies, Maisa and Fazenda So Joo. At that time the post harvest handling was very poor. There was no knowledge about th