ODT-2.2 · Domain 2
Community storage warehouses
Forced sales at harvest at the lowest price, storage losses, no inventory-backed credit.
How to read this sheet
The territorial problem addressed, what ODT delivers itself, the deliverables, the support of the other divisions, the SDG targets and the proposed monitoring indicators.
- Context figures are sourced and dated.
- Final indicators are agreed with the contracting authority.
- Track-record status is shown until references are documented.
The context in Cameroon
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. See all the challenges →
What ODT delivers
- Capacity sizing based on the area's production
- Site selection and warehouse design (civil works, natural ventilation, drying area)
- Warehouse governance and warehouse receipt or food security stock mechanism
- Financing package and partnership with microfinance institutions
Deliverables
- Sizing note
- Plans and tender documents
- Internal rules and stock procedures
- Financing package
With the other XP-NOVA divisions
ODT remains your single point of contact: it coordinates the support and brings the results together in one file.
Contribution to the SDGs
| SDGs | Target |
|---|---|
2Zero hunger | 2.1 · Ensure access by all people to sufficient food all year round |
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure | 9.1 · Reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure |
12Responsible consumption and production | 12.3 · Reduce food losses, including post-harvest losses |
13Climate action | 13.1 · Resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards |
Targets are abridged; the official wording is published by the United Nations.
Proposed monitoring indicators
- Storage capacity utilisation rate
- Storage losses (reference: SDG indicator 12.3.1)
- Volume of inventory-backed credit
Final indicators, baselines and targets are agreed with the contracting authority in the project's results framework.
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