Post-harvest systems in IFAD projects – A Review

Joy S. Afenyo Consultant, PTA

Wafaa El-Khoury Senior Technical Advisor, PTA

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Introduction B

y 2050 agricultural production must double to support 9 bn people

Globally 1/3 of food produced gets lost or wasted; more than 40% of losses prior to consumption in DCs

Increase in production may not be sufficient if not supported by a reduction in the losses

Interventions for loss and waste reduction again seen as an important element in efforts to reduce food insecurity

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Post-harvest in IFAD PoliciesT

he issues have been captured in key policy documents

•strategic frameworks (SF) 2002-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2015 and various policy documents

•Some COSOPS

Stress the need to improve on post-production systems and support small farmers with appropriate technologies

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Post-harvest in Field Activities

Review of projects

Online survey and direct discussions with some CPMs/Programme officers

Field mission

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Projects

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Between 2000 and 2010, roughly 30% of IFAD projects invested in post-harvest activities; 2008 to 2011, 50%

No. of projects developing value chains (3% 1999 -46% presently)

Projects with post-harvest activities - 2008 and 2011

Data Sources: IFAD Project Portfolio Management System ( PPMS), IFAD xdesk. 2011

Case Study 1 Project: Grenada Rural Enterprises Development Project (GREP) 2002-2009DescriptionComponent: Enterprise Development (2 sub-components)Sub-component - marketing and processing : marketing infrastructure, processing equipment, training (quality control in fresh and processed agricultural produce etc.), storage and handling facilities for produce.

IssuesThe project experienced some implementation challenges but notable issues with respect to post-production activities are:• Costs of component: Original 20% ; Actual –end of project 6.6%•Weak technical capacity at project management level to implement the sub-component activities•Lack of clarity at project design about the sub-component activities10/04/23

Case Study 2Rwanda - KWAMP (Maize)

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RwandaPost-harvest management: A top priority for the Government and the IFAD Country Programme Challenges Post-harvest infrastructure and management capacity

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Harvest season overlapping with rainy/planting season: moisture related spoilage issues

Drying shed provided: key concerns • Distances of facilities from farms • Suitability of provided sheds• Management: high farmer to shed

ratio

Short storage period due to insect infestation and limited storage technologies at household and cooperative levels

Limited knowledge and management capacity of individual and common infrastructure

Suggested technologies

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DRYING STORAGE

OutcomeP

ost-harvest food loss reduction and management issues are high on the IFAD agenda however more needs to be done to translate policies into practical and successful interventions in the field

Recommendation

•IFAD projects with production/markets orientation continue to include activities addressing post-harvest constraints

•Improve project design and implementation by adopting an integrated systems approach to food losses from field to market

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Actions for Consideration 1. Awareness raising on the value of losses2. Development of M&E system and relevant

indicators for losses in projects (RIMS) and the capacity to measure them

3. Capacity development of farmers, FOs, national project implementation partners etc. in post-harvest systems (technical and managerial)

4. Knowledge sharing : South-South and North-South exchanges to capture and share knowledge “experiential knowledge”

5. Partnerships and private sector engagement

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Partnerships F

AO - “Global initiative on food loss and waste reduction” W

orld Food Programme (WFP) D

FID - Innovations Mainstreaming Initiative (IMI)-S

mallholder Post-harvest Innovations Project (SPIP)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC – “Global Programme Food Security”

CGIAR Centres (IRRI, CIMMYT, etc)

Private sector

THANK YOU!!

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