Interactive session: Innovation in postharvest in

Uganda Diego Naziri

RTB Annual Review and Planning Meeting

30th September 2014

Structure of the session

Challenges for RTB postharvest Overview of the EU RTB project Posters presentation

Challenges for RTB postharvest

● Bulky, perishable characteristics of all RTB crops

● Physiological characteristics limiting shelf-life

● Lack of handling and storage technologies

● Short, direct marketing channels with high PH

losses

● Underdeveloped potential for value-adding

RTB/NRI partnership in postharvest

“Driving livelihood improvements through demand-oriented interventions for competitive production and processing of RTBs”

Optimization of selected processing systems for cassava Ensuring acceptability of food products resulting from new varieties

and new processing technologies for cassava (sensory evaluation and consumer acceptance)

Contribute a gender and livelihoods perspective to the study methodology, tools and data analysis (cross cutting)

Overview of the EU RTB project

‘Expanding utilization of RTB and reducing their postharvest losses”

EC funds channeled through IFAD

Goal: contribute to improved food security for RTB-producing communities in East Africa, including producers and other stakeholders along the value chain.

Objectives: improve food availability and income generation through better PH management and expanded use of RTB, based on: (1) postharvest and processing technologies (2) value chain development (3) capacity development.

Overview of the EU RTB project

Embedded in CRP-RTB’s Theme 6 “Promoting postharvest technologies, value chains, and market opportunities”.

Strong linkages with CRP- PIM “Policies, Institutions, and Markets”.

Overview of the EU RTB project

RTB target crops:

Cassava

PotatoSweetpotato

Banana

Overview of the EU RTB project

Location: Uganda

On the ground testing of innovations for improved postharvest/value chain with evidence of relevance for other countries in East Africa.

Why?

Ideal country to develop and test these innovations that can later be adapted to apply to other EA countries. • It has all the RTBs - banana, cassava,

sweetpotato, potato, and even yam.• All the RTB CG centres (CIP, CIAT, IITA,

and Bioversity) have presence in Uganda.

Steps

● Proposal planning workshop (June 2012)Representatives of 15 potential partner institutions to select an initial set of products, innovations, partners and sites based on opinions of the participants.

● Funding for 3 yr implementation (Jan 2014 – Dec 2016)

● Inception workshop (March 2014) Establishment of 4 crop-based multi-agency teams to identify PH

research options, building on the recommendations from the planning workshop and further inputs from partners and stakeholders.

Development of 7 draft preliminary business cases/scoping plans for selected research options.

Revision of criteria for selecting business cases.

Steps

● Submission of preliminary business cases/scoping plans (April 2014)

● Internal and external reviews of the preliminary business cases/scoping plans and feedback on main gaps to be addressed and assumptions to be validated (May 2014)

● Scoping phase to firm up the business cases ($ 25k per option; approximately 3 months from signing contracts)

● PMCA Training workshop (June 2014): To obtain an understanding of PMCA principles. To gain sensitivity on how to mainstream gender in research activities

specifically under the EU-RTB Project.

Steps

● Submission of final business cases (August 2014, exc. cassava) 2 for sweetpotato (CIP), banana (Bioversity) and cassava (IITA) 1 for potato (CIP)

● Internal and external reviews (September 2014, exc. cassava)

● Selection of the business cases for funding by the Process Committee according to a set of agreed criteria Ideally 4 research options (1 for each crop) By the end of the RTB meeting 3 research options will be selected

(the 4th is on hold awaiting for submission and evaluation of cassava BCs)

● 2 yr implementation period (Oct 2014 - Sept 2016)

Posters presentation

● 7 posters● 2 presenters each: 1 CG and 1 non-CG● Duration: 5min presentation + 5min Q&A● Participants divided into 3 groups

Group AFirst name

A to F

Group BFirst name

G to N

Group C First name

O to Z

Interactive/Dynamic session

Group A

P1

P2

P3P4

P5

P6

P7

Group B Group C

Please avoid to speak too loudly in order not to disturb other presenters

Thank you