The importance of food preservation

ECHO actively promotes, researches, and shares pathways and options for food preservation. Food preservation is a vital way to reduce postharvest losses, maximize profitability, retain or improve nutrient density of food commodities, and economically diversify within local food systems. ECHO West Africa has, for example, promoted and trained about creating tomato paste in areas where prices plummet as supply increases and farmers get less return on investment without this form of value-addition and preservation. ECHO East Africa has co-created drier designs for drying fruits and vegetables even in humid contexts. 

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