SECURING THE HARVEST: A FORUM ON IMPROVED GRAIN STORAGE FOR SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
The ADM Institute for Prevention of Postharvest Loss in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute, South Asia are convening a forum of thought leaders, government actors, private-sector organizations, donors, academicians and NGOs to deliberate on the following key themes with an emphasis on the South Asia region:
- Scope and scale of the postharvest loss problem
- Evidence on the effectiveness of improved storage in enhancing food safety and food security
- Barriers to and potential unintended consequences of the adoption of improved storage systems
- Interventions to capitalize on the potential of improved storage
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Venue: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Lecture Hall,
NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi – 110012
Agenda
About
According to the FAO, each year about 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest and before reaching consumers. Postharvest losses not only reduce quantity but also the quality of stored grain and are amplified by changing weather patterns. Improved grain drying and storage can be key mitigators of postharvest loss, resulting in improved food availability and food safety for both smallholder farmers and end consumers.
The forum is convening diverse stakeholders to discuss the role of improved storage technologies in enhancing food security in Asia, and policy changes needed to enable scaling and wide spread adoption of improved storage technologies.
Storage technology exhibits
The forum will include a display space where companies that manufacture, promote, and/or sell grain storage technologies will showcase products.
Exhibitors include:
Vestergaard www.vestergaard.com
Grainpro INC www.grainpro.com
Save Grain Bags www.savegrainbags.com
Participation & Registration
If you would like to participate by sharing material or representing specific industries or associations please contact us at the emails provided below. Questions?
Contact Ms. Maria Jones at mjones10@illinois.edu and Ms. Jyotsana Dua at j.dua@cgiar.org
Live Streaming
Watch live streaming of the event through the IFPRI SAO Facebook Page
Press Release
IFPRI Press Release Secure Harvest
Blogs
Read related blog post on Securing the Harvest
- Demand and Pricing Policy for Improved Storage Technology by Dr. Pallavi Shukla a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, a joint department of the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Whiting School of Engineering, located in Maryland, U.S.
- BAU-STR Dryer: An Efficient Technological Solution for Reducing Post- Harvest Loss by Chayan Kumer Saha and Md. Monjurul Alam, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
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