Up to the product shipment, either by air or by sea, a number of operations is required in order to obtain a product with high quality and standardization in compliance with the international requirements.

Harvest

It’s carried out by the producers who seek to remove materials adhered to the roots such as soil, for example. The roots selection is also performed at this stage by grouping those conforming to the export standards.

Transportation

Performed by Gaia itself in an expeditious way with a view to reducing the time between harvest and processing.

Processing

Consists of:

Washing – we remove the soil, organic matter and vegetal leftovers by means of a pressurized water blast, in case of the Ginger.

Cleaning or Toilet – we remove faulty parts from the roots and parts from the mother plant. This is a manual process.

Ginger Cleaning

Post-harvest – a treatment for the superficial disinfection is carried out, as this will prevent fungi attacks.

Drying – intended to remove the moisture resulting from the washing and post-harvest treatment as well as promote the product “curing”.

Packing – packed into 14-kg boxes, the roots remaining in open boxes at a cool and ventilated location up to the shipping date. The storage is done in cold chamber up to the product shipment.

Ginger Packing


Eddoes Packing

Shipping – the load is assembled on pallets whose dimensions or number of boxes will be dependent on the final transportation means to be used for the export. The transportation is by the sea and we use cold chamber containers.

Ginger Shipping