ABOUT US

THE AGRICHAIN CENTRE HAS ITS ORIGIN IN THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY

Our Origin

The AgriChain Centre’s founders, Anne-Marie Arts and Hans Maurer have strong horticultural and produce industry based backgrounds. The company’s involvement in the Independent Verification (IVA), Survey, Project Management, Food Safety and Biosecurity sectors evolved from the founding shareholders’ understanding of the fresh produce industry’s business needs in these areas.

The produce industry is a rapidly evolving business. The horticulture industry strategy has the goal of generating $7.36 billion annually in farmgate returns, by 2036. Achieving this goal will require vision, discipline, an action orientation and superior marketing skills.

The AgriChain Centre sells neither fruits nor vegetables. Its role in the produce industry is one of thought leadership, business innovation, management competency development, and phytosanitary & quality inspection skill sets.

We have not forgotten where we came from; fresh produce quality assurance, cut flower exports and supermarket produce supervision in Anne-Marie’s case; and, fruit tree nursery/orcharding, corporate produce merchandise, marketing, knowledge and strategic planning in Hans’ case.

The AgriChain Centre is therefore ideally placed to assist growers, packers, exporters, importers, transport operators, logistics providers and retailers in growing and safeguarding their businesses through the Inspection, Survey, and Food Safety services, offered or through working in the thought leadership and capacity building areas, targeted or customised specifically for businesses in the wider produce industry.

Our Vision

is to be the most customer centric service provider in our business categories in New Zealand and the South Pacific. We will achieve this by applying our strategic competence and functional skills to solving our customers’ problems and the problems of their customers in a long-term and sustaibnable manner.

Through our work we will contribute to the success of the New Zealand and South Pacific produce industries, through helping industry develop innovative and sustainable processes & product.

The AgriChain Centre is an organisation that is committed to best practice and ensuring that there is continuous improvement in its service delivery.