SP 5: Staple foods value chain

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SP 5 will focus on reducing both material and quality losses occurring in staple foods.

Different storage containers made from local materials will be compared, along with developing strategies for optimization of storage management. Furthermore, processing technologies and innovative products will be developed to improve the nutritional quality of traditional staple foods and to enhance the utilization of so far under-utilized staple food crops.
Chairperson: Dr Debela Hunde Feyssa, Jimma University, Ethiopia

RELOAD is characterized by its comprehensive approach to reducing PHL, with activities channelled through seven subprojects (SP 1–7). These address agricultural and food value chains from different angles. Commodity-based research is combined with cross-cutting themes. For the meat and dairy value chains, the policy framework that governs these sectors will be described and analyzed for its implications for different actors, and policy decision-makers and regulatory authorities will be involved in stakeholder platforms to jointly identify needs and options for change, so that losses can more effectively be reduced.