In the week of January 19th to 25th 2012, both Prof. Mieke Uyttendaele (UGent, Veg-‐i-‐Trade coordinator and food microbiologist) and dr. Liesbeth Jacxsens (UGent, Veg-‐i-‐Trade WP 3 leader on Food Safety Management Systems) of Ghent University visited the Indian partner within Veg-‐i-‐Trade, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), and met with many of the stakeholders in fresh produce in Tamil Nadu region (farmers, food processors, horticultural managers, exporters of fresh produce).