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

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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