Cultivation
The orange veined, yellow petaled, pea-like flower of the Arachis hypogaea is borne in axillary clusters above ground. Following self-pollination, the flowers fade and wither. The stalk at the base of the ovary, called the pedicel, elongates rapidly, and turns downward to bury the fruits several inches in the ground, where they complete their development. The entire plant, including most of the roots, is removed from the soil during harvesting.
The pods act in nutrient absorption. The fruits have wrinkled shells that are constricted between pairs of the one to four (usually two) seeds per pod.
Peanuts grow best in light, sandy loam soil. They require five months of warm weather, and an annual rainfall of 500 to 1,000 mm (20 to 39 in) or the equivalent in irrigation water.
The pods ripen 120 to 150 days after the seeds are planted. If the crop is harvested too early, the pods will be unripe. If they are harvested late, the pods will snap off at the stalk, and will remain in the soil.
Peanuts are particularly susceptible to contamination during growth and storage. Poor storage of peanuts can lead to an infection by the mold fungus Aspergillus flavus, releasing the toxic substance aflatoxin. The aflatoxin-producing molds exist throughout the peanut growing areas and may produce aflatoxin in peanuts when conditions are favorable to fungal growth.
Harvesting occurs in two stages. In mechanized systems a machine is used to cut off the main root of the peanut plant by cutting through the soil just below the level of the peanut pods. The machine lifts the "bush" from the ground and shakes it, then inverts the bush, leaving the plant upside down on the ground to keep the peanuts out of the dirt. This allows the peanuts to dry slowly to a bit less than a third of their original moisture level over a period of 3–4 days.
Traditionally, peanuts are pulled and inverted by hand. After the peanuts have dried sufficiently, they are threshed, removing the peanut pods from the rest of the bush.
Quality Control
Quality Assurance:
Our peanuts obtained the following Certificates: HACCP, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 18001, & GLOBAL GAP ORGANIC Products Certificates
Quality Control:
The process of examining incoming crude from the farm to see how moisture & type of crude ‘GR’ & 'NC' & sizes available from: 7 – 9, 8 - 10, 9 - 11, 10 – 12, 11 – 13, Mix & Kernel
As well as to know how defects & diseases in it, to determine the operation time & output
A laboratory analysis of natural, chemical, & biological properties include analysis of rough from the farm to insure absence of raw highness (aflatoxin-b1 b2 g1 g2). As well as analysis of the final product prior to export
Packing Packing is in either bags of 50Kg each or 250Kg each |