The methodology of the project includes analysis of the current situation, benchmarking studies and identification and dissemination of good practices with a broad vision, it is aimed that in order to enable creation of training and experience sharing online platform which is about specific information like quality standards, common and traditional methods (good agricultural practices), comparison carbon footprints, waste assessment processes, residue pesticides, active ingredient in agrochemicals, fertilizer entries, biological control methods, weed control, recycling in pruning, garden plan, economic life, mechanization, industry 4.0 applications, inputs management, transport standards by species, determining cold chain values (temperature, humidity, pre-harvest and post-harvest period) plant protection applications, cultural practices and applications etc.. In this context, each partner will collect data from the sector, prepare expert opinions reports while fulfilling the duties assigned to them. Reports will be compared each other and good examples will be published as training presentations on web based training module. As an expected main output of project is create an innovative digital web based online training module which is satisfying a need of fresh fruit and vegetables sector’s technical staffs, researchers, academician, students or who will want to do this job in the EU will be accessible for public users. With study fields, examining good examples (success stories) and trainings on fruit and vegetables sector will increase the occupational capacity of project stakeholders, participants and partners during the project. With this perspective, presented project will increase the professional knowledge and high quality skills of the technical staff of stakeholders, participants, partners and companies which are operating in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector.
The main output within the scope of our project, which aims to identify and disseminate good practices in fresh fruits and vegetables sector, and to create a training and experience sharing environment; It is the creation of an innovative digital web-based online training and experience sharing platform that meets the needs of farmers, technical staff, researchers, academics, students of the fresh fruit and vegetable sector or those who want to do this job in the EU countries. The target group of the project is; farmers, agricultural engineers and technicians, academicians, students, entrepreneurs, fresh fruit and vegetable processing companies, logistics companies. Expected outputs of the project are increase in quality, decrease in production costs, decrease in residues, increase in yield, increase in fresh fruit and vegetable trade between Turkey and European countries in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector. Within the scope of the project preparation activity carried out in this context, the project team was determined, the opening meeting was held in Mersin, and the www.freshonline.org online training and experience sharing platform was prepared with the recommendations received through field analysis studies and one-on-one meetings with the project partners. With the activation of the online platform, the content of the trip that will be organized in Italy for the purpose of sharing education and experience was prepared in consultation with all partners. After the determination of the sector representatives planned to participate in the training activity, a pre-travel briefing was held. Passport and visa procedures have been started. However, due to the global pandemic, the trip was necessarily postponed. Due to reasons of international travel restrictions for a certain period, restriction of face-to face training and meetings, flexible working in public sector, entry restrictions and quarantine regulations etc., training activities could not be organized. Closing meeting also was not held due to the global pandemic.