ODT-3.3 · Domain 3

Territorial cold chain

Perishable products (milk, fish, fruit) lost for want of a cold link between production and market.

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.

Logistics and transport infrastructure — Illustrative drawing.

The context in Cameroon

8.4%of the road network is paved: 10,226 km out of 121,873 km. Most of the municipal network is unpaved.Ministry of Public Works (MINTP), interview with the Minister in Cameroon Tribune · data as at 31/12/2023 · source ↗

17.7%of the maize harvest is lost after harvest, about 261,000 tonnes.APHLIS, cereal post-harvest losses, Cameroon · 2021 estimates · source ↗

With a network that is overwhelmingly unpaved, the rainy season cuts production areas off from their markets. The task is to organise flows at territorial level: priority roads, consolidation, cold storage. See all the challenges →

What ODT delivers

Mapping of cold storage needs and programming of cold chain links
Site selection and building design
Shared management model and pricing
Financing and service monitoring

Deliverables

Territorial cold chain plan
Site programme
Management model
Funding application

With the other XP-NOVA divisions

Technologie ↗Cold rooms, refrigeration units and associated energy supply

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
3Good health and well-being	Indirect contribution: food safety
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure	9.1 · Reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure
12Responsible consumption and production	12.3 · Reduce food losses, including post-harvest losses

Targets are abridged; the official wording is published by the United Nations.

Proposed monitoring indicators

Available cold storage capacity (m³)
Losses of perishable products
Cold storage availability rate

Final indicators, baselines and targets are agreed with the contracting authority in the project's results framework.

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