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Food losses in Sub-Saharan Africa account for almost one third of the production and occur mostly at postharvest handling and at processing level. The goal of this project is to reduce postharvest losses for improved food security of smallholder farmers. The project will be jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) focusing of the establishment of a global community of practice to enhance knowledge management, sharing and e-learning, as well as support to policy development in the tree pilot countries, at regional and global levels.
For most countries in Africa and notably the low-income/food-deficit countries, postharvest losses (PHL) are often a forgotten yet important factor that exacerbates food insecurity. A recent study (FAO, 2011) estimated food losses of 120-170 kg per capita and year for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with 40% of the losses occurring at post-harvest and processing stage. Of even greater significance are qualitative PHL which take the form of reduced revenues due to quality and market opportunity losses.
Improved food security and income generation opportunities through reduction of food losses in supported food grains and pulses value chains of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The primary target group (direct clients) are:
Principaux résultats antérieurs:
Scoping studies in each of the three pilot countries (Burkina Faso, DR Congo and Uganda) confirmed the need to support food loss reduction, revealing a number of major constraints that impede effective postharvest management (PHM). Among the most important are:
