Agro-processors training organized by CARDI in Grenada

Agro-processors and agro-processing groups interested in utilising a renewable energy resource for the preservation of food have commenced one week of training.

The workshop is spearheaded by the Caribbean agriculture research development institute (CARDI) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

This collaboration provides support to the piloting of solar technologies for the drying of root crops and the production of root crop flours to increase value addition in the root crop sector, reducing the dependence on fossil fuels for these value adding activities, thereby building resilience in agri-food value chains.
 
Harnessing the use of energy smart options like solar energy in value adding activities has the potential to not only reduce food losses, but also to promote import substitution through the partial substitution (up to 40 %) of wheat flour in bakery products.
 
Work currently under implementation in the framework of this LoA in Grenada constitutes FAO’s contribution to an on-going collaborative project with INCATEMA Consulting and Engineering in the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding signed with FAO in 2019.

Look at this video produced by the Grenada Broadcasting Network for more information on the training.