Presented by Tefera, T., Abass, A.B., Ndunguru, G.T., P. Matawo, Mamiro, P., Mlingi, N. and C. Makalanag at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Research Review and Planning Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania, 1-5 October 2012

1. Improved postharvest technologies for promoting food storage,
processing and household nutrition in Tanzania
Africa RISING
A joint project by IITA and CIMMYT
East and Southern Africa Research Review and Planning Meeting,
Arusha, Tanzania, 1-5 October 2012
Tefera, T., Abass, A.B., Ndunguru, G.T., P.
Matawo, Mamiro, P., Mlingi, N., C. Makalanag

2. Objectives
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

3. Local Partners
• SARI (Selian Agricultural
Research Institute)
• Sokoine University

4. Improved storage: On-station testing
Metal silo SGBs-GrainPro Farmers/
Normal bag

5. M = Metal silo alone P = Farmers’ bag
MA = Metal silo + Actellic PA = Farmers’ bag +
MP = Metal silo + Phostoxin Actellic
SGB = Super Grain Bag

6. Assessment of PHL in Tanzania

7. PH grain losses factors in Tanzania
LGB ‘Osama, Scania’

8. PH grain losses-insects

9. Storage structures

10. Training: Increasing local silo production capacity
20 artisans
trained

11. Sensitization
(at Babati, Kondoa, Meru)

12. On-farm demos
(at Kondoa, Mbulu, Babati)

13. Field days: Nanenane show
(About 5000 visitors)

14. 1. Assessment of opportunity and constraints in the Crop-Livestock
systems – postharvest issues: Dodoma and Manyara
Name of the district Total Number of
individuals covered
8 villages of Kondoa district-Dodoma Men Women
Region; and 6 villages of Babati
Focus group discussion 270 161 109
district-Manyara Region
Household survey 333 163 170
603 324 279

15. Harvesting:
Most of the crops are
harvested from March to
September
Storage of crops will be
needed for 6-12 months

16. Postharvest activities
Winnowing
Storage Storage Drying

17. Opportunity for food
storage and
Constraints to
adequate food
storage

18. 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

19. Activity 3.1.Train farmers/households in novel processing and preservation of
locally produced grains, legumes, horticulture crops
District Village Type of technology Number of Potential users
demonstrated Farmers of technology
Male Female
Kondoa & Mondo, Mechanized shelling of 67 82,220 8,634
Babati Soya, sorghum & maize
Mamire & Improved storage of grains 104
Gedemar Improved grain drying of 47
grains
Milk-Cream separation 57
Demonstrations on 4 improved postharvest technologies were carried out in four
villages of Kondoa, Dodoma and in other two villages of Babati, Manyara.

20. Plan for the future
1. Continue with storage trials/demos
2. Information and awareness creation
3. Training on storage and processing
4. Dissemination of PH technologies
5. Establishment of pilot centres for PH activities

21. Asante Sana