Domain 2
Shared processing and post-harvest infrastructure
Reduce post-harvest losses and keep part of the added value in the territory through well-governed shared facilities.
How to read this page
The concern the domain addresses, the figures that measure it in Cameroon, then the services, the jobs created and the support of the other XP-NOVA divisions.
- The SDGs and PACTE pillars served by the domain.
- A detailed sheet for each service.
- ODT remains the contracting authority's single point of contact.
The concern
« Our harvests are lost or sold at the farm gate, with no local value added. »
SDGs addressed
PACTE pillars served
The challenge in Cameroon
What the figures say
A large share of the harvest is lost between field and market because drying, storage and collection are not organised. Every tonne saved is direct income for rural households, most of whom are poor.
Services in this domain
5 coded services
Collection centres
Scattered collection, uneven quality, weak bargaining power with buyers.
Community storage warehouses
Forced sales at harvest at the lowest price, storage losses, no inventory-backed credit.
Primary processing units
Products sold raw, although primary processing (hulling, drying, milling) would double their value.
Post-harvest stations
Drying on bare ground, contamination (aflatoxins), lots rejected by export buyers or agro-industry.
Territorial agro-industrial platforms
Isolated units without shared services: no reliable energy, no shared logistics, no serviced land.
Job pools
The jobs this domain creates
Direct jobs
- Collection centre staff and storekeepers
- Drying, sorting and packaging operators
- Primary processing unit workers
Indirect jobs
- Packaging and transport
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory-backed financial services (warehouse receipt credit)
Induced jobs
- Quality control, certification and digital traceability
- Trade in processed products
- Training in quality-related trades
Job numbers are estimated project by project, from the sizing of the facilities, then monitored during operation.
With the other divisions
Support mobilised in this domain
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