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1<div class="post-body mt-10"><span id="docs-internal-guid-096b3f68-7fff-6d0c-08ca-2b778f0d6884"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Africaâs agricultural challenge is not only about producing more food. A significant part of the value created on farms can be lost after harvest because crops must still be stored, transported, processed and connected to reliable buyers. Weak infrastructure, limited cold-chain capacity, inefficient logistics and fragmented markets can turn a productive harvest into a financial loss for farmers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recent work by the</span><a href="https://www.fao.org/food-coalition/activities/ongoing-activities/food-loss-and-waste-in-selected-african-countries/en" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> FAO</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and World Bank highlights the importance of addressing these gaps across the entire agricultural value chain rather than treating post-harvest loss as a single storage problem. </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storage is the first line of defense</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For many agricultural products, the period immediately after harvest is critical. Grains require protection from moisture, pests and contamination, while fruits, vegetables, dairy and other perishables need appropriate temperature management.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Solutions do not always require highly sophisticated infrastructure. FAO identifies technologies including hermetic grain storage and solar-powered cold rooms among the approaches being tested or promoted in African value chains. The appropriate solution depends on the crop, climate, production scale and local economics. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Better storage can also give farmers greater flexibility over when to sell. Instead of being forced to sell immediately after harvest, producers and cooperatives can potentially hold suitable crops for longer and connect with buyers when market conditions are more favorable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, investment needs to be targeted. </span><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/africa-myths-and-facts/publication/is-post-harvest-loss-significant-in-sub-saharan-africa" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World Bank</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> analysis has found that reported on-farm maize losses vary considerably across countries and households, highlighting the importance of understanding where losses actually occur before deploying post-harvest te
1chnologies at scale. </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:7pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Logistics determines whether food reaches the market</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storage alone cannot solve the problem if agricultural products cannot move efficiently from production areas to consumption centers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poor roads, long transport routes, border delays and inefficient handling can increase costs and damage products before they reach buyers. A 2025 World Bank report on food transport in Sub-Saharan Africa identified storage, transport infrastructure and logistics connectivity as key constraints on food supply chains, estimating that around 37% of locally produced food is lost or wasted due to these combined inefficiencies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This makes agro-logistics an important investment area. Rural collection centers, aggregation facilities, improved roads, refrigerated transport, efficient border procedures and strategically located warehouses can help connect production zones with processors, wholesalers, retailers and export markets.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The objective is not simply to move more food. It is to move it with less damage, delay and unnecessary cost.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Market access turns production into income</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The final piece is market access. Farmers can produce a strong harvest but still struggle financially if they lack reliable buyers, pricing information, finance or the infrastructure needed to meet market requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Producer organizations and aggregation models can help smaller farmers combine their output, meet quality requirements and negotiate with larger buyers. Digital platforms can also improve connections between farmers, buyers and service providers. The World Bank notes that better access to buyers, finance, infrastructure and information can strengthen farmersâ position in agricultural markets. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is particularly relevant as African agricultural markets become more interconnected. Cross-border trade requires reliable transport, predictable standards and efficie
1nt customs and payment systems. Recent World Bank work on African economic integration, including the 2026 report </span><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/brief/2026/08/25/integrating-africa-from-threads-to-hubs" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs,</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has highlighted the importance of interoperable transport, standards, payment and digital systems for developing regional production and trading networks.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From post-harvest loss to value-chain investment</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Closing Africaâs post-harvest gap therefore requires a coordinated approach. Storage facilities need dependable energy and transport links. Logistics networks need aggregation points and functioning markets. Farmers need information, finance and buyers. Processors need consistent volumes and quality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are already examples of this approach taking shape. With FAO support, Zimbabwe established a national technical working group on post-harvest management and agro-processing (announced in 2024 and formally launched in 2026) to address losses associated with weaknesses in storage, cold chains and processing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The opportunity extends beyond reducing waste. Better post-harvest systems can support food security, improve farmer incomes, strengthen agro-processing and create more efficient agricultural value chains.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Africa, the next stage of agricultural transformation will depend not only on what happens in the field, but also on what happens after the harvest leaves it. 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1For many agricultural products, the period immediately after harvest is critical. Grains require protection from moisture, pests and contamination, while fruits, vegetables, dairy and other perishables need appropriate temperature management.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Solutions do not always require highly sophisticated infrastructure. FAO identifies technologies including hermetic grain storage and solar-powered cold rooms among the approaches being tested or promoted in African value chains. The appropriate solution depends on the crop, climate, production scale and local economics. \x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Better storage can also give farmers greater flexibility over when to sell. Instead of being forced to sell immediately after harvest, producers and cooperatives can potentially hold suitable crops for longer and connect with buyers when market conditions are more favorable.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">However, investment needs to be targeted. \x3C/span>\x3Ca href=\"https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/africa-myths-and-facts/publication/is-post-harvest-loss-significant-in-sub-saharan-africa\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">World Bank\x3C/span>\x3C/a>\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> analysis has found that reported on-farm maize losses vary considerably across countries and households, highlighting the importance of understanding where losses actually occur before deploying post-harvest technologies at scale. \x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.44;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:7pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Logistics determines whether food reaches the market\x3C/span>\x3C/h2>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Storage alone cannot solve the problem if agricultural products cannot move efficiently from production areas to consumption centers.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Poor roads, long transport routes, border delays and inefficient handling can increase costs and damage products before they reach buyers. A 2025 World Bank report on food transport in Sub-Saharan Africa identified storage, transport infrastructure and logistics connectivity as key constraints on food supply chains, estimating that around 37% of locally produced food is lost or wasted due to these combined inefficiencies.\x3C/sp
1an>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This makes agro-logistics an important investment area. Rural collection centers, aggregation facilities, improved roads, refrigerated transport, efficient border procedures and strategically located warehouses can help connect production zones with processors, wholesalers, retailers and export markets.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The objective is not simply to move more food. It is to move it with less damage, delay and unnecessary cost.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Market access turns production into income\x3C/span>\x3C/h2>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The final piece is market access. Farmers can produce a strong harvest but still struggle financially if they lack reliable buyers, pricing information, finance or the infrastructure needed to meet market requirements.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Producer organizations and aggregation models can help smaller farmers combine their output, meet quality requirements and negotiate with larger buyers. Digital platforms can also improve connections between farmers, buyers and service providers. The World Bank notes that better access to buyers, finance, infrastructure and information can strengthen farmersâ position in agricultural markets. \x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This is particularly relevant as African agricultural markets become more interconnected. Cross-border trade requires reliable transport, predictable standards and efficient customs and payment systems. Recent World Bank work on African economic integration, including the 2026 report \x3C/span>\x3Ca href=\"https://www.worldbank.org/en/brief/2026/08/25/integrating-africa-from-threads-to-hubs\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs,\x3C/span>\x3C/a>\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> has highlighted the importance of interoperable transport, standards, payment and digital systems for developing regional production and trading networks.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">
1From post-harvest loss to value-chain investment\x3C/span>\x3C/h2>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Closing Africaâs post-harvest gap therefore requires a coordinated approach. Storage facilities need dependable energy and transport links. Logistics networks need aggregation points and functioning markets. Farmers need information, finance and buyers. Processors need consistent volumes and quality.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">There are already examples of this approach taking shape. With FAO support, Zimbabwe established a national technical working group on post-harvest management and agro-processing (announced in 2024 and formally launched in 2026) to address losses associated with weaknesses in storage, cold chains and processing.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The opportunity extends beyond reducing waste. Better post-harvest systems can support food security, improve farmer incomes, strengthen agro-processing and create more efficient agricultural value chains.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For Africa, the next stage of agricultural transformation will depend not only on what happens in the field, but also on what happens after the harvest leaves it. Closing the gap between farm, storage facility, transport network and market could become an important part of building more resilient and commercially connected food systems across the continent.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AgriNext Awards and Conference \x3C/span>\x3C/h2>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Ca href=\"https://agrinextcon.com/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AgriNext Africa\x3C/span>\x3C/a>\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> (26â27 October 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa) will bring together farmers, agribusiness leaders, investors, technology providers and policymakers to explore practical solutions for building more efficient, resilient and connected agricultural value chains. Join the conversation to discover opportunities across post-harvest management, storage, logistics, market access and agri-technology.\x3C/span>\x3C/p>\x3Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\x3Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Connect, collaborate and shape the future of African agriculture at AgriNext Africa.\x3C/sp
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