The imposed lock down affected movement of food that disturbed food supply chin, Lock downs in at least 33 of Africa’s 54 countries have blocked farmers from getting food to markets, many informal markets where millions buy their food are shut, many of food processors who handle the vast majority of agricultural products became no more able to process farm products, thus Vulnerable parts of the developing world, particularly in Africa, are at risk of sliding into famine, in the same time fruits and vegetables are highly perishable thus both can be spoiled in just hours after harvest due to high moisture content, as a result the levels of food loss and waste increased due to inability of farmers to access markets, that soon will affect the availability of food to extend hunger in hungry Africa, reduce rural income, harm environment due to greenhouse gases emission and cause great loss in form of natural resources as water, land, energy and fertilizers that go to produce food that no one consumes, in the same time rural women suffers of social norms that prevent them from working outside their homes and villages, and Africa suffers of high rate of unemployment, despite food dehydrators can for solution, its industry is absent in Egypt and Arab countries
ECO Egypt is a multiple awards winning only Arab provider of patented food dehydrators, it’s the only that enables farmers for the first time turning highest amounts of crops surplus that usually goes to waste into powdered fruit drinks and powdered tomato sauce in shortest amount of time (JUST 6 HOURS), with lowest operation costs (less than traditional sun drying method) and highest quality that meets international market quality standards, as a response to imposed lock down, it has just modified its products to be possible to serve at home level by solar energy, biomass and electric power, to enable farmers working AT HOME LEVEL at lock down hours to quickly dehydrate as much as of their unmarketable amounts of perishable crops before rot can be occurred, in all weather conditions, thus extend crops shelf life for several months with no need for cold storage for later consumption, sell or export with up to 30 times increase in price comparing with fresh, while creating IN-HOUSE sustainable income for rural women in food processing, creating IN-HOUSE jobs for unemployed, to empower them socially and liberate them economically, increasing food security to meet the significant increase of food demand due to diffusion of disease, preserving environment by reducing greenhouse gas emission and conserving natural resources by increasing efficiency of farm in
puts, ECO food dehydrators specifically tailored to serve efficiently and economically in local conditions of developing countries, it granted a patent and 8 awards from EU, Egypt, Nigeria, UNDP, Austria, Brussels, UK, ---
tomato sauce leather, bars actually prepared by ECO at home level in just 6 hours
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