INTERNATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME

States should put in place adequate and functioning mechanisms of early warning to prevent or mitigate the effects of natural or human-made disasters. States should take appropriate emergency preparedness measures, such as keeping food stocks for the acquisition of food, and take steps to put in place adequate systems for distribution.
— FAO. VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES

The threat of natural disasters, changing climatic conditions, pandemics, armed conflicts, and migration makes it necessary to immediately address the issues of establishing food reserve funds.

OUR OBJECTIVES

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE PROCESS FOR SUPPLYING, PROCESSING AND STORING FOOD IN LONG TERM STORAGE WAREHOUSES IN HUNGER-FACING COUNTRIES
ENDING OF HUNGER-RELATED MIGRATION

BEAMCOMPLEX manufactures prefabricated, ready-made complexes with electron accelerators for quick installation and start-up of food processing to maximize food shelf life.

Having a center for E-beam and X-Ray food treatment using Beamcomplex complexes will enable to create a large volume of food with 5-10 year shelf life, which will make it possible to provide the population with food for a long period of time, despite the risk of constraints in the next food supplies due to armed conflicts, pandemics, natural/man-made disasters and other negative factors.

HUNGER-RELATED MIGRATION PROGRAMME

The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet 828 million people go hungry every day for many reasons, including logistics issues and food spoilage. Hunger is both a cause and consequence of forced migration. We must act now to avoid catastrophe.

Higher-wealth countries can produce local food and buy enough import food rather than low- and middle-income countries. FAO and IAEA help address food security issues in countries that cannot produce and buy enough food.

Still, the world isn’t on track to reach Zero Hunger by 2030, but that doesn’t mean the world can give up. Using our equipment and technology in low- and middle-income countries can help to сreate national food stocks with extended shelf life food, feed the population and stop hunger-related migration.

EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR STOCKS WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE FOOD

Multifunctional Module with Electron Accelerator at National Stock with Extended Shelf Life Food
National Stock with Extended Shelf Life Food

The multifunctional complex has electron accelerator (5 MeV, 100 kW).

The complex has been designed for national stocks to produce extended shelf life food.

The equipment for the complex is produced in containers. Such complex is a plug and play installation. As it is a ready-to-install equipment, the use of such a complex reduces commissioning period and cost of a facility.

Operation modes: E-beam/X-Ray.

TYPES OF NATIONAL FOOD STOCKS
- “Emergency stocks” aim to reduce the vulnerability of consumers to sudden supply or food price shocks caused by emergencies;
- “Buffer stocks” aim to stabilize prices over the regular agricultural production cycle to reduce the vulnerabilities of both consumers to price shocks and of producers to income variability; and
- “Stocks for domestic food distribution/food aid” aim to promote physical and economic access to adequate quantities of food for certain target populations.
FAO. 2021. Public food stockholding – a review of policies and practices. Rome.

TARGET CONSUMERS OF EXTENDED SHELF LIFE FOOD

Starving people
Refugees
Soldiers

BENEFITS OF USING IONIZING RADIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT OF FOOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMMES
- High productivity - phytosanitary treatment of large volumes of agricultural products during the harvest period within a short period of time
- The possibility of creating large stocks of food with long shelf life in national food stocks
- In case of crisis situations, when there is a limitation in providing the population with food by traditional methods, food products from the Emergency Stocks will reduce the risk of hunger
- Buffer stocks help stabilize prices over the regular agricultural production cycle to reduce the vulnerabilities of both consumers to price shocks and of producers to income variability
- Stocks for domestic food distribution/food aid help to promote physical and economic access to adequate quantities of food for certain target populations
- Due to the high shelf life of food products, the budet expenses on replacing and replenishing food is significantly reduced
- Shelf life extension of irradiated products is up to 10 years

PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING WITH IONIZING RADIATION

Meat Products

Rice

Buckwheat

Wheat

Corn Seeds

Soybeans

Dried Pea

Ready-to-eat Cereals

Casein

Sugar

Tea

Pulses

EXTENSION OF FOOD SHELF LIFE

HOW ARE PRODUCTS PROCESSED?

The complexes can be simultaneously equipped with 2 - 3 conveyor systems to irradiate products in bulk in one layer, in bags, in boxes, and on pallets.
After treatment, products irradiated in bulk in one layer may be transferred to a silo or packed in bags on a packaging line installed in a sterile area.