#9 Brett Rierson - Zero food loss champion, Harvest Agricultural Solutions.

Agriculture is of systemic importance and the seamless need to communicate directly to whom it matters most - the 90% poor in Uganda’s rural areas where farming is the predominant economic activity is essential. 'Fix the leaky bucket, feed the family and sell the surplus' This episode's guest is a food loss Analyst with extensive knowledge on post-harvest operations, call him the “zero food loss champion” who worked with WFP for years and now an entrepreneur in the same sector. Brett Rierson the MD - Harvest Agricultural Solutions. We dive into policy gaps, groundbreaking actions, agri-comms, opportunities, and the future for food systems among others. Get to know us 80/20 Marketing Ltd on Bukoto Street, send an email [email protected] / +256781537996. Learn more about 1. Grain pro here 2. POSCOSECHA here 3. Green Bean Coffee Processing in Ethiopia here 4. Ag Results unique approach here 5. About the Eastern Africa Grain Council here 6. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement and agricultural development here 7. EVOH films containing cyclodextrins for the preferential scavenging of undesirable compounds here 8. MIT study reports improved income, food security and well-being for  Ugandan farmers participating in WFP’s Zero Food Loss initiative here 9. How reducing post-harvest losses can advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development here About Products. - Crestanks here - Smileplasts here -Steel & Tube here  Share your thoughts on this episode in the comment box, subscribe to get updates on new episodes. Special Thanks to Chad Matovu our sound engineer [email protected],  Umisha Gheewala for giving us rights to "Sounds of Uganda" (watch the  video - https://youtu.be/namd9OGm1y0 so cool) Michael Moeller and Amanda  Phylis Turwomwe. #foodresilience #foodstorage #foodsystems #agroprocessing #FAO #mechanisation #agritech #agricdigitaladoption #agriculture #SDGs #climatechange #securesupplygrain #pricing #agriculatureinAfrica #marketbasedproducts #incentives #agronomics #communications #incentives #Kenya #subsidies #HAS #PSFU #effectivecomms #Tanzania #Mozambique #Sudan #EthiopianCoffee #middleincomeeconomy #guestimating #Subsahara #aflotoxins #WFP #EU #WHO #swissdevelopmentcooperation  #empircalmetrics #GrainPro #CDA #ReachUganda #afdb #Mckinsey #NARO #AcFTA