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TURNKEY GOVERNANCE OF PROVENANCE, RHEOLOGY AND COMPOSITION FOR COTTONII, SPINOSUM AND THEIR PRODUCTS
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It is recognized that seaweed suppliers and processors prefer to set commercial standards between themselves and do not want outside parties forcing standards on them any more than food safety and similar standards demand.
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On the other hand there are many buyers and many sellers in today’s seaweed-to-carrageenan value chains. “modular” and “market” governance prevail (see Structure and Development of Tropical Red Seaweed Value Chains). Often buyers and sellers have not yet had a chance to build the trust and the quality assurance systems that enable “relational” governance.
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The staff of SEAPlant.net has had extensive experience at operating quality assurance systems for “captive” and “relational” value chains where QA can be done in-house. |
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There now seems to be a need for third-party QA services that can service the buyer – seller links that prevail today.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR MAKASSAR, SURABAYA AND JAKARTA – COMING SOON FOR ZAMBOANGA AND CEBU
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SEAPlant.net can immediately offer testing services for shipments leaving Makassar, Surabaya and Jakarta. Basic services include:
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1.On-site inspection and evaluation of seaweed shipments with photos and written appraisal provided to clients immediately by e-mail;
2.Representative sampling of ten bales per 20 foot container (more if requested) and testing for moisture, sand, salt, raffia, junk weed and other contaminants.
3.Turn-around time within one week.
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Cost of this service is about one percent of the FOB value of the seaweed being shipped. It can be more or less depending on the complexity of testing required; the sampling intensity; and the volume of product to be tested.
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Please contact us to work out terms at:
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boedisj@seaplant.net or iain@seaplant.net |
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