The concept would strengthen food security and agricultural value chains. It is at an early stage of feasibility and partner identification.
Status: Early concept development. Partners, scope and funding are not yet agreed. This page describes an idea under exploration, not an operating programme.
Why This Corridor Matters
Farmers and traders along the Eastern Corridor move food through long distances, seasonal gluts and limited storage. Losses after harvest, weak market information and fragile cold chains reduce what communities can sell and what households can rely on.
What the Concept Will Explore
- Aggregation and storage — Practical ways to collect and hold produce closer to where it is grown.
- Cold chains and transport — Options for moving perishable food without adding avoidable loss.
- Market information — Clearer signals on prices, demand and timing for producers and traders.
- Local enterprise — How better logistics can support livelihoods rather than bypass them.
SAFI's Contribution
SAFI would contribute research design, partnership brokerage and learning across food systems, landscapes and local economies. Delivery partners, geography and financing will be named only when they are confirmed.
Next Steps
The immediate work is feasibility, partner identification and a realistic scope. Public updates will distinguish this concept from agreed activities.