Strengthening Hermetic Storage Supply Chains Through Public-Private Partnerships (French)

Event Title: Strengthening Hermetic Storage Supply Chains Through Public-Private Partnerships: Reflections from Tanzania, Niger, and Nepal

Post-harvest loss is a critical issue facing farmers and food-insecure populations globally, including in those countries most affected by humanitarian crises. These losses represent a significant tax on agricultural production in fragile areas, particularly where protracted, complex emergencies are already taking a toll on agricultural production and human health. The benefits of hermetic (air-tight) post-harvest grain and seed storage have been shown in many situations to be superior to other conventional or traditional practices. However, last-mile supply is a persistent bottleneck to hermetic storage scaling.

In 2020, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, in partnership with the Global Development Alliance, supported three public-private partnerships to implement and test approaches aimed at promoting demand and strengthening hermetic storage supply chains in Tanzania, Niger, and Nepal. On August 27, 2024, PRO-WASH & SCALE hosted an online event to hear reflections from implementing partners from Purdue University, IRC, and iDE on the financial and market-based models they employed and learn how these models might be used in the future to support the sustainable development of hermetic storage supply chains.