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Background
The principal objective of this mission was to assess the current post-harvest situation in Bangladesh and make recommendations with regards to potential intervention lines and modalities for an M4P (Making Market Work Better For The Poor) compatible SDC post-harvest program.
Tasks
In particular GMark studied the following issues:
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Assessing the extent of the problem of post-harvest losses in different agricultural sectors (grains, fruits, vegetables) of Bangladesh, where do these losses occur (harvesting, handling, packaging, processing, storage, etc.) and the underlying causes for their occurrences,
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Identification of main market actors and service providers in terms of post-harvest practices in different agricultural sectors,
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Finding out about the enabling environment (formal rules and regulations, less formal rules) for post-harvest issues,
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Identification of what GoB, private sector, donors and NGOs are doing and how to best encourage donor coordination, harmonization and leveraging of resources,
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Identifying the biggest potentials in terms of pro-poor and pro-gender impacts,
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Finding out where does SDC have comparative advantages/added value to make use of untapped potentials and providing general recommendations in terms of program design.
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