Business model for introduction and promotion of postharvest management

technologies for smallholders

Grain Postharvest Loss Prevention ProjectHELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

Presenter: Rakesh MunankamiProject Advisor

CoP on Food Loss Reduction Online Discussion

Introduction: GPLP

Overall Project Goal:

Reduce postharvest losses in food grains in the Central Corridor of Tanzania thereby improve food security and incomes of targeted farming households

Project Outcomes

1. Smallholder households have a better capacity to store grains

2. Metal silo market and alternative post-harvest technology markets are in place

3. Post-harvest policies and framework conditions in Tanzania are improved

Introduction: GPLP

Coverage:

Central Corridor of Tanzania covering

Dodoma, Manyara, Morogoro and

Shinyanga Regions

Budget:

4.2 M USD (Phase 1)

Funded by:

GPLP Approach

PHT Value

Chain

(Input supply,

Production and

Marketing of

PHTs)

Services required by

PHM actors

Rules, Regulations

and Policies that

govern PHT

Making Market Work for the

Poor (M4P) OR

Market System Development

(MSD)

Principles

1. Systemic action

2. Sustainable change

3. Large scale impact

4. Facilitative role

GPLP Approach and Outputs

Cluster 4 .

Access to financial

services to buy /

produce PHTs

Cluster 3.

Manufacturing

of quality silo

and other

PHTs

Input Supply Production Processing Marketing

ServicesFunction

RulesFunction

Core Function

Cluster 2.

Awareness raising,

communication and

farmers training

Cluster 1 .

Coordination and

Advocacy through

multi-stakeholder

platforms

Cluster 5.

Action research and M&E

GPLP Business Model

Men & Women

Farmers

VICOBA

groups

Group Facilitators

Extension Officers

MALF trains extension workers

Local Agents of

Agro dealers

Agro dealers Artisans

Producers of PHTs

Suppliers of Metal Sheets

Training and coaching of Artisans

Agreement between

AD and Artisan

Agreement between

AD and local agent

Partners train VICOBA Facilitators

Demand

for PHTs

Coordination and Evidence based Policy Making

Supply of

PHTs

Other

groups

Extension

Officers

Sources of Finance

Postharvest Technologies

Project is promoting following postharvesttechnologies

1. Improved PHM practices at all stages from grainharvest to storage e.g. threshing, transportation, dryingetc.

2. Storage Technologies

• Improvements in traditional storage infrastructures

• Proper use of storage chemicals

• Hermitically sealed bags (e.g. PICS bags)

• Metal silos

Key Achievements

• A National and 4 District Level Multi-stakeholder platform address policy

issues on postharvest management

- Processes of defining national PHM strategy started.

- Draft bylaws for governing PHM practices and technologies prepared in 3

districts.

• 211 extension workers and lead farmers received TOT and more than 14,300

farmers trained on PHM. 92% of trained farmers adopt improved PHM

practices; more than 1200 metal silos and 6700 PICS bag adopted by

farmers.

• 81 artisans trained on metal silo, more than 900 metal silo produced;

entrepreneurship and business management skill of 44 artisans and agro

dealers improved.

• 7600 farmers have access to finance through VICOBA groups.

• Action research and on-farm trails of different PHT organized, use of mass

media (TV and radio) for promoting lessons on PHM

As of July 2016

List of tools

Resources for awareness raising and promotion in local language

Key Observations

1. Identification of proper market actors is key to sustainable

market system.

2. Metal silo is a new technology which takes time for

adoption; increasing demand of PICS bags.

3. Competitive approaches by different organisations

promoting PHM – Market based Vs free give away

4. Need for sustainable metal silo quality control mechanism

(who provides, who pays in what modality).

5. All three private sector actors: local agent, agro dealers

and artisans are in direct contact with the farmers.

6. VICOBA groups are lending mostly for IGAs

Thank You

Grain Postharvest Loss Prevention (GPLP) Project

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

P O Box 2978

Nyerere Road, NBC Building 2nd Floor

Dodoma, TANZANIA

Tel: +255 262 32 1345

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