Model Program for the Development and Dissemination of Appropriate Cereal Processing Technologies for Rural Women in Sub-Sahara Africa (UNIDO)
Project / Programme Summary
I. Basic data - Model Programme for the Development and Dissemination of Appropriate Cereal Processing Technologies for Rural Women in Sub-Sahara Africa-pilot project
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II. Project / program description
- Introduction of an affordable multi-function technology (multi-purpose platform) to facilitate dehulling, milling and further processing of basic grains and oil seeds and providing a power source for distribution of water.
- "Multi-purpose platforms" installed in the villages by extending the use of dehuller and milling engine as a power source for other various kinds of activities such as battery recharging, pumping and distribution of water, operation of oil presses for sea butter/groundnuts or pourghere. Oil extracted from pourghere to be used as fuel in simple diesel engines, the promotion of environmentally sound technologies.
- Objectives
- to alleviate the constraints of women in rural village communities in processing cereals and ago-products and to provide them with viable income opportunities which are not readily available in the rural areas;
- to establish a community-level support services, e.g., maintenance and repair, basic skill training in simple management of the platform including literacy and numeracy, technical training, and rural credit;
- to upgrade the skill of rural women in generating income by using the platform and to take up entrepreneurial activities.
- Activities / contents
- Assessment of the needs and requirements for women in the village communities for the introduction of a platform.
- Capacity building (training) for women as well as village community on the community management, management of platform including technical and maintenance training, etc.
- Networking with support services available locally and surrounding towns.
- Expected outcomes / impacts
- Poverty alleviation and employment generation: by introducing platforms, various related activities have been implemented fostering the emergence of other services and employment opportunities in the non-agriculture sector.
- Transfer of appropriate technology with environmentally sound equipment
- Skill upgrading of rural women in management and entrepreneurial endeavour;
- Strengthened rural local community to provide support to village women in operation, maintenance, and management of platforms.
- Features in line with the Agenda for Action
The project if designed to promote regional development in the area of agro-related industry contributing to poverty alleviation and address cross cutting issues of gender mainstreaming and capacity-building.
III. Contact point:
Ms. A. Fujino, IPC/PSD
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