Cameroon/WFP trains producers to combat post-harvest losses, which reach 40% in the Far North

The World Food Programme (WFP) recently held a training workshop for producer groups in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North region, to combat post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector.

The objective of this workshop is to strengthen the capacity of producers in the management of post-harvest losses, to ensure the qualitative and quantitative availability of their production, to enable them to improve their agricultural yields, increase their income and facilitate their access to the market," explained the newspaper L'oeil Sahel Bassou Mouhamadou, the food security officer at the WFP sub-office.The objective of this workshop is to build the capacity of producers in the management of post-harvest losses, to ensure the qualitative and quantitative availability of their production, in order to enable them to improvetheir agricultural yields, increase their income and facilitate their access to the market," Bassirou Mouhamadou, head of food security at the WFP sub-office in Maroua, told L'Oeil du Sahel newspaper.

The issue of post-harvest losses is all the more pressing in this part of Cameroon, as this phenomenon often consumes up to 40% of the harvest, mainly due to the lack of food security.The issue of post-harvest losses is all the more pressing in this part of Cameroon, as this phenomenon often consumes up to 40% of the crop, mainly due to poor conservation, according to estimates by the Far North regional delegation of Agriculture.

These losses further weaken food security in the Far North region, which is already plagued by a harsh climate that is not conducive to good yields. To this must be added the high demand for food products induced by the influx of refugees in this region, the regular destruction of plantations by elephants and granivorous birds.In addition, the high demand for food due to the influx of refugees in the region, the regular destruction of plantations by elephants and granivorous birds, and the insecurity created by the followers of Boko Haram, which has led many farmers to abandon their plantations.

Source: www.investiraucameroun.com