Workbook
Level 4 · Processing
Work through these exercises with your own product, market and numbers. Review your answers with a mentor, a farmer group or a business adviser. Print this page to fill it in by hand.
Exercises in this level
- 4.1 · Draw your process flow
- 4.2 · A hygiene walk
- 4.3 · Write your method and batch record
- 4.4 · My equipment decision
Part 1 · From raw material to product
Exercise 4.1 · Draw your process flow
- Choose your product and write its name at the top of a page.
- Write every step from receiving the raw material to storing the finished product.
- Next to each step, write who does it, what tool or equipment is used, and what could go wrong.
- Mark with a star the step that matters most for safety and the step that matters most for quality.
Part 2 · Hygiene you can start with
Exercise 4.2 · A hygiene walk
- Walk through your workplace as if you were an inspector.
- Write what you see that is clean and what is not: hands, water, surfaces, tools, storage, waste, pests.
- Choose the three changes that would make the biggest difference and write who will do them and by when.
Part 3 · The same every time
Exercise 4.3 · Write your method and batch record
- Write your method in steps that someone else could follow.
- Make your own batch record sheet based on the table above.
- Make one batch following the method exactly and fill in the record. Note anything that was hard to follow.
Part 4 · Choosing equipment and scale
Exercise 4.4 · My equipment decision
- From your process flow, mark the step that limits your output or quality the most.
- Write three ways you could improve that step without buying a machine.
- If you still think you need equipment, answer each question in the table above for it.
- Write what proof of demand you need before you buy.