The purpose of the IGAD Regional Postharvest Loss Management Strategy (IGAD-PHLMS) is to define commonly agreed processes, investments, policies, rules, regulations, market and trade issues, including cross-border activities that need action by the IGAD Secretariate to support efforts to reduce post-harvest losses. The IGAD-PHLMS's overall objective is to support IGAD member states improve food security through implementing IGAD level harmonized PHL reduction interventions in line with the Malabo Declaration on post-harvest loss reduction and SDG 12.3 goal on food loss and waste reduction targets. To ensure coherence, clarity and effective implementation and monitoring of regional PHL interventions, the selected interventions and activities were grouped into five Strategic Objective areas or specific objective clusters and then into Strategic Objectives: a) Raising PHL policy awareness and communication to encourage implementation; b) Coordination and coherence of PHL reduction activities; c) Promoting private sector participation; d) Knowledge management, research and capacity development in PHL management; e) Cross-cutting issues – climate change, gender, and the youth
2021-07-18