A solidarity granary is a response by local communities to the effects of climate change, which can lead to cereal deficits and food insecurity for small-scale producers.
The solidarity granary operates on the basis of food loans granted to needy people who have expressed a need. Repayment is also made in foodstuffs.
Objectives
Enable poor and vulnerable farming communities to cope with difficult times thanks to the availability of food/seed stocks accessible to everyone.
Strengthen solidarity between producers during lean periods and food crises.
Prerequisites for implementing the approach
Being a group of growers
Membership
Have a warehouse or suitable premises for food storage
From the same village
Implementation process
Informing producers about the initiative;
Identification of granary members;
Member training on the solidarity granary;
Election of Attic Management Committee officers;
Training for Attic Management Committee leaders;
Organization of General Meetings to draw up and adopt internal regulations;
Collecting food from granary members;
Provision of food in the form of loans to member and non-member producers (lean season between June and September);
reimbursement (harvest period between November and January)
End-of-campaign review.
Stakeholders in the implementation
Producers organized into groups
The trainers who designed the Attic of Solidarity
The solidarity granary management committee;
Solidar Switzerland.
Direct beneficiaries
Producers who are members of the solidarity granary;
Non-members expressing the need for food loans.
Indirect beneficiaries
Poor households in project areas
Benefits
Availability and accessibility of food and seed stocks at village level under favorable conditions for all;
A system that ensures that food is properly allocated to those who are actually in need;
Promotes food security by facilitating access to stocks and availability of food during the lean season.
