karl-heinz canopus company built it with africa in mind along with some mobile drying plant they enable harvested crops to remain on the fields without perishing. the machines are deliberately kept technically simple so that they can be easily repaired on site. solutions like this are urgently needed here every year in sub-saharan africa alone forty percent of all crops and rotting after they are harvested. grain needs to be treated or dried to prevent it from developing mold or fungus and if we eat foods that are rotten and moldy we get sick people can get a series of illnesses including diarrhea. is unusual it's still relatively rare for mid-size businesses from germany to turn to africa. a recent report says half of midsize german companies have operations in other western european countries eleven percent operate in china and eight percent in russia. but just six percent of these firms are active in africa a continent with fifty four countries that's the same number of companies as are active in india alone. poor roads a lack of electricity and widespread corruption the combination