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EMPOWERING PAKISTAN THROUGH SOLAR FOOD PROCESSING
“THE GAME CHANGER”
OVERVIEW
REDUCTION OF POST- HARVEST LOSSES: Pakistan is facing 40% post harvest losses every year due to low capacity to process food. This is equivalent to $4-5 Billion in losses. LOW COST GREEN TECHNOLOGY: Small scale food processing through solar dryers helps to increase the entrepreneurial initiatives and empowers the poor farmers.
ALTERNATIVE INCOME GENERATING OPPORTUNITY: Preservation of perishable items at household level also enhances the food security and reduces poverty due to unstable seasonal income through agriculture.
ECONOMIC FACTORS
High Unemployment Rate
• Very high unemployment Rate
• 2 Million people joining the ranks of the unemployed every year
High Employment in Agriculture Sector
• 45% of Workforce Engaged in Agriculture Sector
High Post Harvest Losses
• 40 % Post Harvest Losses
High costs of fruits and vegetables
• In some months the rates of fruits and vegetables are 10 times higher then in the season.
Generate Employment
Capitalize Resources and Increase Income
Innovative Methods to Minimize Post
Harvest Loss
Help to sustain market prices by introducing solar
drying technology
Health Factors
High Population Growth
• Population 200 Million.• Annual Population Growth Rate 2%• Expected to double by 2050
High Undernourished
• 65% of Pakistani families are food insecure
• 55% of Children Undernourished and have Vitamin A and D deficiency
High mortality rate of under 5
• 86 children per 1000 die before reaching their 5th birthday.
Creative Food Security Strategy Required
Need to Increase Nutrition Intake
Behavior change activities related to safe water and
hygiene
HEALTH FACTORS
ENERGY FACTORS
High Energy Cost
• Most of the waste due to high transportation cost
• Fuel for cooking is too costly
Reduce weight and volume by drying the products using solar
dryersDehydrate your products before
cooking using solar dryers
FINANCIAL LOSSES
• Pakistan is losing $4-5 billion a year in post harvest losses
• This is equivalent to $16-20 billion after value addition
OBJECTIVESCreate a new agro based sector in Pakistan which generates $15 billion in revenue for the country in 10 years
Farmers or wholesale suppliers
Solar Drying Clusters
Food Processing Unit
Home consumption
National Market
International Market
MODEL
Solar Dryer Unit We will achieve our objective by introducing “home use” Solar Dryers. SDUs operate on sunlight using three concepts:
a) Direct sunlight, b) Outside temperature, c) Hot air generated by sunlight.
The Solar dryer unit has two main sections:
a) Solar Collector, b) Drying Chamber
What next – a “Speakers Initiative”
• Patron: Speaker NA • All PA Speakers• Ministry of Food Security• Research organizations NARC, PARC, etc• Pakistan Army• PTV and Media• Private Sector• Pakistan Army• MFIs – Khushhali, Akhuwat• PPAF, BISP, etc
Patron Ambassadors
Rodolfo – ArgentinaHeather – CanadaBrigitta – AustriaNedim – BosniaIna – GermanyHiroshi – JapanIstvan – HungaryAnd many more!
And the development agencies like USAID, DFID, FAO, WFP, SDC
THANK YOU