Increase Food Security By Reducing Food Loss

The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production, sets a target to reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. OKO River Produce Preservative helps growers and exporters of tropical produce to meet the goal. 

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According to the U.S. Natural Resource Defence Council, 40% of produce grown never makes it to market.                                                                                                                                 

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In Latin America and the Caribbean, 55% of temperature and time sensitive post harvest produce is lost, mostly due to storage, packaging, and distribution challenges.

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The UNEP reports that high rates of post-harvest losses in Sub-Saharan Africa further exacerbate issues of food insecurity and place pressure on the environment and scarce natural resources.

Collaborators

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The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
The USAID-funded John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program

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