Tefera, T., Abass, A.B., Ndunguru, G.T., P. Matawo, Mamiro, P., Mlingi, N., C. Makalanag

Improved postharvest technologies for promoting food storage, processing and household nutrition in Tanzania

 

A joint project by IITA and CIMMYT

 

Africa RISING

East and Southern Africa Research Review and Planning Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania, 1-5 October 2012

Objective 1. Improve scientific knowledge for developing strategies that will expand agro-processing sector

Objective 2. Improve post-harvest storage and food processing of households

Objective 3. Create awareness on postharvest loss reducing technologies among stakeholders

Objectives

• SARI (Selian Agricultural SARI (Selian Agricultural Research Institute)Research Institute)

• Sokoine UniversitySokoine University

Local Local PartnersPartners

Metal silo SGBs-GrainPro Farmers/Normal bag

Improved storage: On-station testing Improved storage: On-station testing

P = Farmers’ bagPA = Farmers’ bag + ActellicSGB = Super Grain Bag

M = Metal silo aloneMA = Metal silo + ActellicMP = Metal silo + Phostoxin

Assessment of PHL in Tanzania

PH grain losses factors in Tanzania

LGB ‘Osama, Scania’

PH grain losses-insects

Storage structures

Training: Increasing local silo production capacity

20 artisans trained

Sensitization(at Babati, Kondoa, Meru)

On-farm demos(at Kondoa, Mbulu, Babati)

Field days: Nanenane show(About 5000 visitors)

Name of the district Total Number of individuals covered

8 villages of Kondoa district-Dodoma Region; and 6 villages of Babati district-Manyara Region

Men Women

Focus group discussion 270 161 109

Household survey 333 163 170

603 324 279

1. Assessment of opportunity and constraints in the Crop-Livestock systems – postharvest issues: Dodoma and Manyara

Harvesting:

Most of the crops are harvested from March to September

Storage of crops will be needed for 6-12 months

Winnowing

Storage Storage Drying

Postharvest activities

Opportunity for food storage and

Constraints to adequate food

storage

2.1.1 Establish village-level pilot processing centers for processing, storage and preservation of grains, legumes and horticulture crops and

livestock products

Hypothesis: Mechanized technologies for drying, threshing of maize, millet and sorghum will reduce labor inputs, reduce processing time, and increase on-farm production

Experimental locations: 4 villages suitable for the establishment of the pilot processing, storage and preservation of grains; 4 villages marked as control where there will not be processing activities.

1. Mamire- BENKI NAFAKA

2. Soya- UMOJA

3. Mondo- WAZALISHAJI MBEGU

MONDO” (KIWAMBENO).

4. Gedemar- Kikundi cha Kuhifadhi na

Kusindika Vyakula

Activity 3.1.Train farmers/households in novel processing and preservation of locally produced grains, legumes, horticulture crops

District Village Type of technology demonstrated

Number of Farmers

Potential users of technology

Male Female

Kondoa & Babati

Mondo, Soya,

Mamire & Gedemar

Mechanized shelling of sorghum & maize

67 82,220 8,634

Improved storage of grains 104Improved grain drying of

grains47

Milk-Cream separation 57Demonstrations on 4 improved postharvest technologies were carried out in four villages of Kondoa, Dodoma and in other two villages of Babati, Manyara.

Plan for the future

1. Continue with storage trials/demos2. Information and awareness creation3. Training on storage and processing4. Dissemination of PH technologies5. Establishment of pilot centres for PH activities

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