Food and agriculture

The needs this sector addresses

Harvests are lost to pests, heat, and the lack of storage. Animals go untreated. Producers sell at the worst moment because they cannot dry, cool, or transport what they grow.

Delivery approach

Projects address production, inputs, processing, storage, market access, and farmer capacity as a chain, and link local producers to dependable buyers such as school meal programs.

Intended measurement framework

These are the kinds of indicators the sector intends to track. They are definitions, not results.

• Post-harvest loss at defined points in the chain
• Producers using improved seed, animal health, or storage services
• Food safety test results
• Regularity of meals in linked schools and centers

What this sector depends on

Suggested conceptual relationships between sectors, pending confirmation from source documents.

• Water and sanitation

  Irrigation, processing water, and hygiene

• Power and energy systems

  Cold rooms, drying, and milling

• Transport and logistics

  Roads and terminals that connect farms to markets

• Climate and ecosystems

  Healthy watersheds and soils