In the week of January 19th to 25th 2012, both Prof. Mieke Uyttendaele (UGent) and dr. Liesbeth Jacxsens (UGent), visited the Indian partner within Veg-i-Trade, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), and met many of the stakeholders in fresh produce in the Tamil Nadu region (e.g., farmers, food processors, horticultural managers, exporters of fresh produce). UGent and TNAU jointly offered an international workshop on ‘Food Safety Management system for Fruits & Vegetables’.