Farmer And Community Empowerment (FACE) Through Solar Dried Food Processing
Time Line: 2013 and 2014
Donor: GIZ
Location: Swat in KP, Khanewal, Muzafargarh in South Punjab and Tando Allahyar, Shikarpur in Sindh
Beneficiaries: 800 direct beneficiaries
Objective: Livelihoods development through solar drying of fruits and vegetables (Phase 1 & 2)
Biannual Progress Reports
Jan 2013 to June 2013
The overall objective of the project is "to develop an environmentally conscious and technically competent workforce equipped with the capabilities to derive maximum benefit from Pakistan's immense commercial and entrepreneurial potential in food processing using green "solar drying" methods, which empowers women and marginalized population to serve as change agents for economic development."
July 2013 - Dec 2013
The overall objective of the project is "to develop an environmentally conscious and technically competent workforce equipped with the capabilities to derive maximum benefit from Pakistan's immense commercial and entrepreneurial potential in food processing using green "solar drying" methods, which empowers women and marginalized population to serve as change agents for economic development." The Project primarily supports the objectives of Window 1 "Green Technology" but also Window 2 and 4...
Jan 2014 - June 2014
The overall objective of the project is "to develop an environmentally conscious and technically competent workforce equipped with the capabilities to derive maximum benefit from Pakistan's immense commercial and entrepreneurial potential in food processing using green "solar drying" methods, which empowers women and marginalized population to serve as change agents for economic development." The Project primarily supports the objectives of Window 1 "Green Technology" but also Window 2 and 4...
July 2014 - Dec 2014
Introducing low-cost, innovative solutions using solar dryers to substantially reduce current high post-harvest losses where 40% of produce is wasted. Our proposed intervention maximizes the use of green technologies, which are non-capital intensive and does not require electricity or gas and has a high degree of replication and accessibility to marginalized groups, especially women with mobility restrictions.
Project Completion Report
Dec 2012 to May 2015
The project' Farmers and Community Empowerment (FACE) using solar dryers initiaed in December 2012 has successfully completed its planned targets. The ititiative was "to develop an environmentally conscious and technically competent workforce equipped with the capabilities to derive maximum benefit from Pakistan's immense commercial and entrepreneurial potential in food processing using green "solar drying" methods, in order to empower women and marginalized population to serve as change agents for economic development.