Silos to Reduce Post-harvest Losses, Afghanistan

Type de pratique Reduce

Nom de la pratique Silos to Reduce Post-harvest Losses, Afghanistan

Nom de l’acteur principal FAO

Type d’acteur(s) Autorités publiques

Pays Afghanistan

Etape de mise en œuvre Stockage

Année de mise en œuvre 2005

Opérations déjà accomplies/en cours This FAO project provided household metallic silos to around 18 000 beneficiary households to reduce post harvest losses by improving storage facilities and enhancing the technical capabilities of local tinsmiths in silo construction. The silos are hermetically sealed, thus protecting the food stored within from pests, rodents, birds and fungi. Another advantage is that of allowing produce to be kept for long periods with no loss of quality. Around 220 tinsmiths and technicians were trained through the project in an effort to build local capacity and improve the quality of local silo production.

Résultats et impacts Participating farmers began using the silos to store cereal grains and grain legumes and shortly thereafter reported higher incomes and longer storage possibilities. Because of the silos, post harvest losses fell from between 15 and 20 percent to less than one or two percent. In addition, the technical training to tinsmiths meant an additional 4 500 silos were manufactured locally and sold to other farmers.