What is the process of Myanmar ginger from farmers to export?

As presented in the ginger production section, ginger farmers in Myanmar harvest the mother rhizomes traditionally, getting two harvests during one ginger season, which gives the farmers two incomes. However, the exporter does not recommend the harvesting of mother rhizomes, which could have an impact on the quality of ginger in the main harvest as well as have more chances of disease spread by causing injury to the plants. The exporter takes responsibility for the post-harvest process including collection of ginger from farms, cleaning, sorting, washing, drying, and packing. With the support of Winrock International, the exporter has invited the farmers to visit the factory where the farmers can see and have the chance to understand how to manage the post-harvest process in order to make sure that the product meets the market requirements

Fresh ginger is transported by ship, which normally takes a month and the buyers make the payment only after receipt of the products. The exporter does not need to wash the ginger but cleaning, such as removing the soil and residues, is adequate for exporting fresh ginger to Bangladesh. Other requirements for overseas trade are phytosanitary certificate, country of origin (C/O), packing list, commercial invoice, insurance, inspection certificate of weight and quality, and radiation certificate. The phytosanitary certificate has to be obtained from the Plant Quarantine section at the Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture through an application procedure. The exporter uses a service of an agency that provides services for that kind of application to the government office.

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