Action plan
Ensuring the quality of fresh
Litchi during cold transport from
the North to the South of Vietnam
Litchi group:
Nguyen Manh Khai
Dinh Thai Hoang
Huynh Thi Thanh Tuyen
Title
“Ensuring the quality of fresh Litchi
during cold transport
from the North to the South of Vietnam”
Organization:
Hanoi University of Agriculture
Cantho University
Work responsibilities:
Mr. Khai:
Project manager
Mr. Hoang:
Research assistant in the North
Ms. Tuyen:
Research assistant in the South
Total area: 60,000 ha
Total yield: 400,000 tons
(50% fresh)
Planted only in the North
Inappropriate
postharvest
techniques
Losses: 20-35%
Objectives
 Reduce postharvest losses of fresh Litchi
after a long distance transportation
 Identify the good way to ensure the quality
including color, taste and nutritional values
of fresh Litchi for consumers
Design
>6h + cold
transport
Foam boxes
with ice
Customers
in the South
Raw Litchi
in the North
Foam boxes
Cold chain
with cold storage
and cold transport
Description
Step 1: Collecting raw Litchi from Bacgiang province
Step 1: Collecting raw Litchi from Bacgiang province
Expected
outputs
High quality
fresh Litchi
Progress
indicator
500 kg
Litchi
Activities
Time
duration
• Go to each
household
in the
sample to
guide for the 15 days
right harvest (from May)
time
• Transport
to packing
house
Input
Budget
Responsible
persons
•Harvest
time
guidelines
•Labor: 5
people
•Trucks
for
transport
•Wood
boxes: 25
$ 700
Mr. Khai
Mr. Hoang
Step 2. Analysis the quality of fresh Litchi before transport
Step 2. Analysis the quality of fresh Litchi before transport
Expected
outputs
Progress
indicators
•Color
Identified
quality of
fresh
Litchi
before
cold
transport
•Taste
•Total
Sugar
•Total dry
matter
•Vitamin C
Activities
• Randomly
select 30
fruits per
wood box, 5
boxes from
25 boxes
•Conduct
chemical
analysis in
lab
•Carry
analysis by
SPSS
Time
duration
7 days
Input
•Chemicals
•Labor:2
Budget
Responsible
persons
$ 500
Mr. Khai
Mr. Hoang
Step 3: Pre-cooling and cold transport
Step 3: Pre-cooling and cold transport
Expected
outputs
•Temperature
of each Litchi
after cooling
will be
approximately
equal to 70C
•High quality
cold transport
within 3 days
Progress
indicators
•Temperature
of Litchi
•Color
•Peel
appearance
3 days cold
transport
Activities
Time
duration
•Dip in
cold
water
•Put in
foam
boxes
•Cold
transport
by trucks
Input
Budget
Responsible
persons
•Labor: 2
•Foam
boxes:
25
4 days
•Litchi for
control
sample:
3 foam
boxes
•Cold
truck
transport
$ 300
Mr. Khai
Mr. Hoang
Step 4: Receiving in the South and quality analysis
Step 4: Receiving in the South and quality analysis
Expected
outputs
Progress
indicators
•Color
Identified
quality of
fresh
Litchi
after cold
transport
in the
South
•Taste
•Total
sugar
•Total dry
matter
•Vitamin C
Activities
Time
duration
• Randomly
select 30
fruits per
wood box, 5
boxes from
7 days
25 boxes
•Conduct
chemical
analysis in
lab
•Carry
analysis by
SPSS
Input
•Chemicals
•Labor:2
Budget
$ 500
Responsible
persons
Mr. Khai
Ms. Tuyen
Step 5: Analysis and writing report
Step 5: Analysis and writing report
Expected
outputs
•Results
•Final
report
Progress
indicators
Activities
Data
•Carry
base
analysis
Complet by SPSS
e report
•Writing
report
Time
duration
30
days
Input
Budget
•Printing $ 200
•Labor:3
Responsible
persons
Mr. Khai
Mr. Hoang
Ms. Tuyen
Summary
 Time duration: 4 months
 Total budget: $ 2,200.00
 Expected result: complete model for the cold
chain for fresh Litchi to transport them from
the North to the South
 Future plan: transferring successful model to
farmers and traders/companies
Thanks for your listening!