Apple Post-Harvest Support - 000527
Solicitation number BC232080
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/07/26 00:00 EDT
Description
The Supplier will provide specialized post-harvest apple storage advisory and extension services to support selected British Columbia apple packinghouses and the Ministry’s Tree Fruit Specialist.Provide site-specific technical support to up to eight selected apple packinghouses in the Okanagan and Similkameen, with a focus on harvest maturity assessment, fruit receiving, pre-storage conditioning, regular and controlled-atmosphere storage management, and the prevention and management of physiological storage disorders. Assess current handling and storage practices with packers and Ministry staff, identify practical opportunities to reduce quality deterioration, cull rates and storage losses, and provide technical review and validation for an Apple Post-Harvest Best Practices Guide authored by the Ministry. The Supplier may also participate in a seminar, webinar or other knowledge-transfer activity.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 5 month(s).
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Email
- nicolep@vgnresources.ca
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