Steve Sonka, KC Ting, Grace KenneySteve Sonka, KC Ting, Grace Kenney

University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois USAUrbana-Champaign, Illinois USA

The ADM Institute for the Prevention of The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest LossPostharvest Loss

Postharvest loss is the degradation in both quantity and quality of a food product during the chain of interconnected activities from the time of

harvest to the delivery of food to the consumer (from farm to fork or from crop to consumption).

Manual threshing

1-5%

Sun drying

3-5%

Cutting, handling

1-5%

Open storage

5-10%

Village milling

20-30%

Small retailers

Machine threshing

1-5%

Combine harvesting

1-5%

Mechanical drying

1-2%

Sealed storage

1-2%

Commercial milling

5-10%Large retailers

CropConsumption

Physical losses in traditional postharvest chain

Physical losses in mechanized postharvest chain

In SE Asia, physical losses range from 15-25%.

Quality losses range from 10-30% (loss in value)

• Investment required to reduce postharvest loss could be modest compared to the benefit

• With technological advances, its conceivably more feasible and less expensive to address

• Arable land, water, energy is in limited supply – we need to focus on preserving what is produced

• Due to market liberalization, need careful public action to help the private sector rather than crowd it out

Why Postharvest Loss Prevention?

Fall, 2010 Fall, 2010 Initial conversationsInitial conversations

Jan 19, 2011Jan 19, 2011 Official announcement & celebrationOfficial announcement & celebration

Feb, 2011 Feb, 2011 Seed research efforts initiatedSeed research efforts initiated

Mar – Jul, 2012Mar – Jul, 2012 Visioning processesVisioning processes

Fall, 2011Fall, 2011 RFP issued / $2.1 million in funding allocatedRFP issued / $2.1 million in funding allocated

Throughout 2011 – Throughout 2011 – Prospecting for collaborating entitiesProspecting for collaborating entities

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Organizational Developments in 2011 Organizational Developments in 2011

ADM InstituteADM InstituteGovernance StructureGovernance Structure

Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

Andrew Alleyne: Andrew Alleyne: EngineeringEngineering

Peter Goldsmith: Peter Goldsmith: Ag EconomicsAg Economics

Steve Mills: Steve Mills: ADMADM

Udatta Palekar: Udatta Palekar: BusinessBusiness

Steve Sonka: Steve Sonka: Institute DirectorInstitute Director

KC Ting: KC Ting: Ag & Bio EngineeringAg & Bio Engineering

Project ManagersProject Managers

External Advisory BoardExternal Advisory Board

Robert Easter: Robert Easter: University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois, Chair, Chair

Usha Barwale-Zehr: Usha Barwale-Zehr: MahycoMahyco

Carlos Campabadal: Carlos Campabadal: Asociación Americana de Asociación Americana de Soya-IMSoya-IM

Ashok Gulati: Ashok Gulati: Government of IndiaGovernment of India

Hans Joehr: Hans Joehr: NestleNestle

Dirk Maier: Dirk Maier: Kansas State UniversityKansas State University

Kent Miller: Kent Miller: John DeereJohn Deere

Steve Mills: Steve Mills: ADMADM

Arlene Mitchell: Arlene Mitchell: Gates FoundationGates Foundation

Daniel Queiroz :Daniel Queiroz :Universidade Federal de ViUniversidade Federal de Viçosaçosa(Additional Individuals to be Identified)(Additional Individuals to be Identified)

Steve Sonka,Steve Sonka,DirectorDirector

Project ManagersProject ManagersProject ManagersProject ManagersProject ManagersProject Managers

Vision StatementVision Statement

The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss will serve as an international information and technology hub for evaluating, creating and disseminating economically viable technologies, practices and systems that reduce post-harvest loss in staple crops such as corn, wheat and oilseeds (also rice and lentils).

The ADM Institute for the Prevention of The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest LossPostharvest Loss

Educational, R&D, and Outreach Educational, R&D, and Outreach FunctionsFunctions

• Conduct transformational R&D activities that will lead to reduced post-harvest loss through implementation of technology advancements and improved supply chain and information systems

• Establish strategic partnerships with ADM, government organizations and key academic and NGO partners to build the network of global institutions necessary to identify important research and implementation needs and to enhance implementation of research results

• Establish a post-harvest loss website to rapidly disseminate information and accelerate the transformation of post harvest loss science into practices and systems implemented throughout corn, wheat and oilseed supply chains

• Develop courses to provide training on best practices and technologies for minimizing post-harvest loss

Focus area Brief Descriptions

Measurement & technologyMeasurement & technologyDevelopmentDevelopment

Determining the extent of loss and creating specific innovations that, if successful, can effectively reduce post harvest loss.

Systems informatics Systems informatics & analysis & analysis

Quantitative modeling to analyze specific settings of interest, explicating including the relevant supply chains and systems

Policy analysis Policy analysis Analyzing effects of public and institutional policies and evaluation of potential improvements

Education, training, Education, training, & information transfer& information transfer

Implementing tools to enhance performance of farmers and supply chain participants, providing thought leadership at significant conferences, sponsorship of events, and dissemination of findings through electronic and other media.

Research ThemesResearch Themes

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Funded Case Studies in IndiaFunded Case Studies in India

Understanding Understanding RiceRice Postharvest Losses, Postharvest Losses, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Marketplace Literacy Project Marketplace Literacy Project

Baseline to Study the Value Chain of Baseline to Study the Value Chain of Maize Maize in in RajasthanRajasthanIndian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP)

Mapping the Production System and the Supply Chain Mapping the Production System and the Supply Chain Study the Crop Losses of Study the Crop Losses of Black Gram Black Gram in in Maharashtra & MPMaharashtra & MP

MART MART

A Study on A Study on Pigeon Pea Pigeon Pea Postharvest Loss in Postharvest Loss in MaharashtraMaharashtra::Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco)Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco)

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Research Projects Recently FundedResearch Projects Recently Funded

Measurement, Documentation and Postharvest Processing for the Measurement, Documentation and Postharvest Processing for the Prevention of Postharvest Losses of Soybeans and CornPrevention of Postharvest Losses of Soybeans and Corn

M.C. Danao, R.S. Gates, S.R. Eckhoff, M.R. PaulsenM.C. Danao, R.S. Gates, S.R. Eckhoff, M.R. Paulsen

• determinedetermine extent and cost extent and cost of harvest losses of harvest losses

• measure the measure the key influencing conditionskey influencing conditions during transport and during transport and within storagewithin storage

• develop a develop a Computational Fluid Dynamics modelComputational Fluid Dynamics model

• develop develop alternate structures alternate structures for on-farm storagefor on-farm storage

Education, Training and Information Transfer to Minimize Postharvest Education, Training and Information Transfer to Minimize Postharvest Losses – Scientific Animations Without BordersLosses – Scientific Animations Without Borders

Barry Pittendrigh, Julia Bello-Bravo, Francisco Seufferheld, Madhu ViswanathanBarry Pittendrigh, Julia Bello-Bravo, Francisco Seufferheld, Madhu Viswanathan

• develop a platform for develop a platform for educational materials educational materials that can be used that can be used to educate to educate visual learners visual learners involved in the postharvest processinvolved in the postharvest process

• produce educational materials that use produce educational materials that use highly detailed highly detailed animations animations with voice overlaid in with voice overlaid in local languages and diallocal languages and dialects ects

Supply Chain Policy and Strategy Analysis for Prevention of Supply Chain Policy and Strategy Analysis for Prevention of Postharvest LossPostharvest Loss

Kathy Bayliss, Dilip Chhajed, Mindy Mallory, Udatta PalekarKathy Bayliss, Dilip Chhajed, Mindy Mallory, Udatta Palekar

• measure how measure how institutions institutions affect the affect the markets & participantsmarkets & participants and and the the lossloss in crop quantity, quality and income in crop quantity, quality and income

• develop the develop the cause and effect cause and effect relationship between relationship between policies and policies and postharvest lossespostharvest losses

• develop tools for postharvest lossdevelop tools for postharvest loss interventions interventions and assess the and assess the effectivenesseffectiveness of these solutions of these solutions in Indiain India

• examine the effect of new examine the effect of new infrastructure innovationsinfrastructure innovations and and availability of availability of spot market pricesspot market prices• develop a develop a game-theoretic model game-theoretic model to understand to understand equilibrium equilibrium investment decisionsinvestment decisions

Appropriate Technology Development and System Integration for Appropriate Technology Development and System Integration for Post-Harvest Loss PreventionPost-Harvest Loss Prevention

Ximing Cai, Imad Al-Qadi, Khaled El-Rayes, Youssef Hashahs, Praveen Ximing Cai, Imad Al-Qadi, Khaled El-Rayes, Youssef Hashahs, Praveen Kumar, Wen-Tso Lui, Paramita Mondal, John Popovics, Junho Song, Dan Kumar, Wen-Tso Lui, Paramita Mondal, John Popovics, Junho Song, Dan

Work, Mary-Grace Danao, Steven EckhoffWork, Mary-Grace Danao, Steven Eckhoff

• assess appropriate technologies and system integration assess appropriate technologies and system integration focusing on focusing on near-farm storage near-farm storage facilitiesfacilities• develop develop structural components structural components in the supply chain in the supply chain • design a design a resilient and reliable resilient and reliable supply chainsupply chain• conduct conduct sustainabilitysustainability assessment assessment• make make recommendations of solutions recommendations of solutions for two for two case studies case studies in in

India and Brazil based on the technology development, India and Brazil based on the technology development, system design and assessmentsystem design and assessment

Concurrent Science, Engineering, and Technology for the Concurrent Science, Engineering, and Technology for the Prevention of Postharvest LossPrevention of Postharvest Loss

Luis Rodriguez, Yogendra Shastri, Yanfeng OuyangLuis Rodriguez, Yogendra Shastri, Yanfeng Ouyang

• develop develop informatics, modeling, and decision support informatics, modeling, and decision support computational platform computational platform for implementing for implementing Concurrent Concurrent Science, Engineering, and Technology (ConSEnt) Science, Engineering, and Technology (ConSEnt) conceptconcept• build build collaborative connections collaborative connections in India and Brazil for acquisition in India and Brazil for acquisition

of of country specific data country specific data • perform perform targeted modeling and analysis targeted modeling and analysis for the prevention of for the prevention of

postharvest losspostharvest loss• implement a implement a web-based decision support environmentweb-based decision support environment

The Nature of Small Landholder Agriculture in the Brazilian States of Sao The Nature of Small Landholder Agriculture in the Brazilian States of Sao Paulo and Parana and Implication for Understanding Post-Harvest LossPaulo and Parana and Implication for Understanding Post-Harvest Loss

Mary Arends-KuenningMary Arends-Kuenning

• produce report on how produce report on how postharvest loss postharvest loss affects affects smallholderssmallholders in in the states of Sao Paulo and Parana, Brazil with the following key the states of Sao Paulo and Parana, Brazil with the following key questions:questions:

• What What grainsgrains the smallholders produce? To what extent do the smallholders produce? To what extent do acreage choices acreage choices depend on the depend on the susceptibility of grains to susceptibility of grains to postharvest losspostharvest loss??• What is the What is the extentextent on postharvest loss? At what on postharvest loss? At what stage of the stage of the supply chainsupply chain does loss occur? does loss occur?• Who bears the Who bears the costcost of postharvest loss? of postharvest loss?• What are the What are the transaction costs transaction costs that prevent stakeholders that prevent stakeholders from from investing in technology investing in technology that reduces postharvest loss?that reduces postharvest loss?

Managing Grain Losses in Continuous Cropping Systems of the Managing Grain Losses in Continuous Cropping Systems of the Tropics through On-Farm or Cooperative StorageTropics through On-Farm or Cooperative Storage

Peter Goldsmith and Altair Moura Peter Goldsmith and Altair Moura

• conduct conduct economic research economic research on grain loss under the increasingly on grain loss under the increasingly common common high temperaturehigh temperature, , high humidityhigh humidity, and , and high rainfall high rainfall environments of environments of tropical grain production tropical grain production

• discover additional impacts of discover additional impacts of distancesdistances and the lack of and the lack of accessible accessible storage storage on postharvest loss in this climateon postharvest loss in this climate

Establish strategic partnerships with ADM, government organizations and key academic and NGO partners to

build the network of global institutions necessary to identify important research and implementation needs

and to enhance implementation of research results

SELECTEDSELECTED POTENTIAL ENTITIESPOTENTIAL ENTITIES

India

•Digital Green •Government of India Ministry of Agriculture•Haryana Agricultural University•Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals•Mahyco Seed Co.•MART•Indian Consul in Chicago

 Brazil

•Associaçço dos Produtores de Soja do Estado de Mato Grosso•CENTREINAR -- University of Vicosa •Embrapa•Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” – Logistics•Foundation Mato Grosso

Other

•World Bank•Food and Agriculture

Organization •International Rice Research

Institute•Iowa State University•Kansas State University•Oklahoma State University•Peace Corps •Purdue University •Union of African States •University of California, Davis

Strategic Partnership ExplorationsStrategic Partnership Explorations

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