ADM Cares supports 3 ADMI projects for 2022-23
ADM Cares supports 3 ADMI projects for 2022-23 Three postharvest loss-related research projects totaling $120,000 were recently selected for funding through ADM Cares, ADM’s social investment program, which directs funds to organizations that drive meaningful social, economic, and environmental progress around the world. Two of the proposals build on ADMI’s previous work to reduce postharvest […]
Marketing
[trx_image url="7285" width="1000" height="400" left="70"] What is marketing? The final step in the value chain for smallholder farmers comes when they sell their crop, either in a market or to a trader/middleman. This is not a stage where postharvest loss occurs, but earlier quality and quantity losses impact how much of a crop a [...]Transportation
[trx_image url="11052" width="1000" height="300" left="70"] What is transportation? Transportation occurs throughout the value chain, whenever crops are moved from one step to another - from field to processing facilities, field to storage facilities, and processing facilities to market. Transportation losses are relatively very low in developed countries. What causes postharvest loss at this stage? [...]Processing
[trx_image url="11053" width="1000" height="300" left="70"] What is milling? Milling or processing operations vary for different grains, but the operation involves removing some of the grain and possibly grinding the grain to make it more suitable for consumption. Milling is traditionally performed manually by women pounding the grain. Commercial mills can reduce the time and [...]Storage
[trx_image url="10499" width="1000" height="400" left="70"] What is storage? Grain storage refers to holding stocks of cereals for future use. Storage may be practiced by farmers, traders, millers or other private agents or by the public sector. Grain producers may store for future consumption, in expectation of higher sales prices in the future, or to [...]Drying
[trx_image url="8558" width="1000" height="400" left="70"] What is drying? The grain moisture content that avoids breakage at harvest and threshing may be too high for effective storage or milling. Drying is usually necessary before cereals can be safely stored or processed. Natural drying or sun drying is a low-cost method used widely by smallholder farmers. [...]Threshing
[trx_image url="9728" width="1000" height="390" left="70"] What is threshing? For most grains, threshing is the second stage in the supply chain. The threshing process separates the grain from the rest of the plant. Usually this is completed by rubbing, stripping, or beating the plant. A combine harvester includes threshing capacities so that when a combine [...]Measuring the Operating Performance of the SIL Thresher
A Public-Private Partnership to Measure the Economics and Operating Performance of a Locally Produced Commercial Soybean Thresher The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (SIL) is dedicated to soybean research for economic development and the reduction of poverty and hunger by nurturing improved soybean value chains in Africa. Since 2016, SIL […]
