Post on 24-Dec-2015
Enhancing partnership among Africa RISING, NAFAKA and TUBORESHE CHAKULA Programs for fast-tracking delivery and scaling of agricultural
technologies in Tanzania
Reduced food waste and spoilage
Ibrahim Shabani, Abass AdebayoSilvanus Mruma, Gabriel Ndunguru
Josephat KionaumelaAfrica RISING annual planning Meeting
8th -10th JULY, 2015 White Sand Hotel, Dar es salaam
SUMMARY
OBJECTIVES
PARTNERS
KEY RESULTS
KEY ACHIEVEMENT
FUTURE WORK
CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS FACED
BEST ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENT
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OUTLINE
Postharvest food loss is a challenge that contributes to food insecurity and reduces the income of millions of smallholder farmers
Postharvest loss of grains and legumes ranged from:o 20 – 40% at the time of harvesto 5% during shelling o 15 – 25% or up to 90% during storage.
Postharvest loss of vegetables ≥ 30%o poor handling, o inadequate storage conditions and o damage during transportation
Summary
Many simple tools and approaches for reducing the losses exist;
Uptake and adoption by smallholder farmers remain limited due to lack of awareness and skills to use them
Summary
Generate and provide improved innovation and technologies that improve harvesting, processing and storage of cereals and legumes to increase food security and safety
Promote post harvest management technologies to reduce losses and bring quality up to market standards
Objectives
S/N INDICATOR TARGET
DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT (%)
FEMALE
MALE
1 Number of farmers and others who have applied new technologies or management practices as a result of USG assistance
625 KITETO 43 6.6% 67 33
KONGWA
MVOMERO
2 Number of rural households benefiting directly from USG interventions
775 KITETO 85 10.9 14 15
KONGWA 85 10 12 14
MVOMERO
85 10 13 15
TARGET BENEFITIARIES
PARTNERSNAFAKA
TUBOCHA
Center for Counseling, Nutrition and Health Care (COUNSENUTH).
TrueFoods
Pee Pee (T) Ltd – PICS bag manufacturer
Participatory diagnosis of the main postharvest problems that should be addressed by the project
Information collected from 255 farmers in 15 villages
KEY RESULTS: Percent Loss at different postharvest handling stages
Crops Field loss (insects, rodents & fungi)
Packing
Transportation
Processing
Packaging
Marketing
Cooking
Total loss
Maize 3.63 1.94 2.11 3.58 4.23 3.64 2.2 19.13Pigeon peas 6.45 1.99 4.01 2.41 0.29 2.68 0.63 17.83Sunflower 4.4 1.81 1.69 3.36 1.6 3.1 1.31 15.96Sim-sim 3.1 2.3 2.37 1.78 0.98 4.01 0 14.54G. nuts 2.6 1.22 0.88 1.7 1.5 1.36 1.5 9.26Sorghum 4.06 2.36 2.8 4.25 2.03 4.35 2.28 19.85
Implications & required action:
-9-20% loss of food;
1.Postharvest loss prevention technologies
KEY RESULTS:Farmers’ perceptions on postharvest operation
knowledge gap
Implications & required action:
- Diverse knowledge gap
1. Farmers’ training
2. Creation and training of commodity storage specialists
KEY RESULTS:Postharvest loss control practices
Control measures Percent
Traditional herbs 3.9
Ashes 8.3
Pre-processing method 5.5
Artificial chemical control (Insecticides & pesticides)
84.6
Traps 16.1
Proper drying 16.5
Maintaining hygienic conditions 12.2
Proper handling/packaging 11
Implications & required action:
-Extensive use of pesticides in cereals and legumes
1. Postharvest management training: Introduce improved methods for drying, shelling, storage, etc.
2.Ensure public health safety by investigating and providing a remedy to potential high pesticide residue in marketed cereals and legumes
A. 43 lead farmers were trained in Kipelesa and Ngipa villages of Kiteto
1. Mechanical maize shelling practices aiming at reducing food loss and the long time farmers spend on crop processing
2. Improved drying technology (e.g. by using the collapsible dryer case)
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
KIPERESA VILLAGE, KITETO DISTRICT
3. Improved storage practices (e.g. use of hermetic storage bags)
All activities are going fine
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Train 48 lead farmers in (training of trainers) four villages of Kongwa and Mvomero
Support intensification of maize fortification with micronutrient in areas where TUBOCHA was operating micronutrient program
Increase the awareness of processors on proper fortification procedures
FUTURE WORK
Continue training of lead farmers on improved postharvest handling practices: shelling, drying and storage.
Establish public health safety of cereals and legumes stored with pesticides
FUTURE WORK
Wrong expectation of farmers in return for the information they offered; majority of the farmers were expecting food aid
Farmers experienced prolonged dry season and late rainfall which are thought to cause crop failure, causing reduced need for storage technologies as the household food may run-out very quickly.
CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS
Postharvest management activities have just started because the harvest season for maize is June/July
The postharvest team will keep implementing the IR 6 to improve the livelihoods of the smallholder farming communities in the project areas through reduced food loss and consumption of nutrient-dense foods.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS