​From 1983 to 2003 SDC has carried out the POSTCOSECHA programme in Central America. Today the POSTCOSECHA strategy is still flourishing. At the end of 2009 around 670'000 metal silos have been in use. See the details on:
El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua

El Salvador

Impact (1993-2009)
130 active tinsmiths (2009)
77'000 silos produced
286'000 people benefiting from silos (2009)
16% of all grain producers use silos (2009)
38'000 tons of grain saved

Program
From 1993 to 2003 SDC supported the POSTCOSECHA project in El Salvador. Since 2003 it is carried on as a sub program of the Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal (DGSVA) of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG).

More Information
Metal silos bring food security to El Salvador PDF, 230 KB
Jon Hellin and Fred Kanampiu, December 2008

Contact
Douglas Arsenio Navarro Montes
Unidad POSTCOSECHA / Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal (DGSVA) / Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG)
Carretera a Santa Ana km 33½, San Andrés, La Libertad
Phone: +503 2338 4843 / +503 2338 6080
Fax: +503 2338 4843
Email: postcosecha10@yahoo.com
Web page: http://www.mag.gob.sv/dgsva/

Guatemala

Impact (1990-2009)
410 active tinsmiths (2009)
241'000 silos produced
954'000 people benefiting from silos (2009)
17% of all grain producers use silos (2009)
88'000 tons of grain saved

Program
From 1990 to 2003 SDC supported the POSTOCSECHA project in Guatemala. Since 2003 it is a sub program of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA).

More Information
Proyecto POSTCOSECHA MAGA, Guatemala PDF, 380 KB
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación MAGA, November 2008
Entregan creditos para la produccion de silos metalicos
(Video, Duration: 03:08)
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación MAGA, 2012
Manual de organización (funciones), Unidad especial de ejecución del proyecto POSTCOSECHA PDF, 3182 KB
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación MAGA, 2012

Contact
Rolando Ochoa
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA)
Phone: +502 6630-5698
Fax: +502 6630-6006
Email: ppostcosechamaga@yahoo.es
Web page: www.maga.gob.gt

 
Unidad Postcosecha, Guatemala

Honduras

Impact (1983-2009)
180 active tinsmiths (2009)
229'000 silos produced
764'000 people benefiting from silos (2009)
35% of all grain producers use silos (2009)
150'000 tons of grain saved
Program
Honduras has been the first country where the POSTCOSECHA strategy was developed as an aid sponsored rural development approach. SDC supported the POSTCOSECHA project in Honduras from 1980 to 2003. Since 2003 it is a sub program of the Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional (INFOP).

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Programa POSTCOSECHA INFOP Honduras PDF, 1111 KB
INFOP, March 2009    
POSTCOSECHA INFOP Honduas (Promotional Video 1, duration: 1:43)
POSTCOSECHA INFOP Honduras (Promotional Video 2, duration: 0:41)
Silo Metalico: Uso y Manejo, INFOP (Video, duration: 10:34)

Contact
Ruben Rodriguez Corea
Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional INFOP
Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras
Phone: +504 230 0684 / +504 230 2914
Fax: +504 230 0684
Email: rubenrodriguez85@latinmail.com
Web page: http://www.infop.hn
 

Nicaragua

Impact (1992-2009)
130 active tinsmiths (2009)
120'000 silos produced
414'000 people benefiting from silos (2009)
24% of all grain producers use silos (2009)
60'000 tons of grain saved

Program
From 1992 to 2003 SDC supported the POSTCOSECHA project in Nicaragua. Since 2003 it is a sub program of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA).

More Information
Postcosecha Nicaragua: Informe 1999-2003 PDF, 2537 KB
Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), 2003    

Contact
Sebastián Salinas
Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
Contiguo a estación V Policía Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua
Phone: +505 (2) 278-8328 / +505 (2) 626-9460
Fax: +505 (2) 278-0373
Email: Wachans_64@yahoo.com
Web page: http://www.inta.gob.ni/