Thursday, August 20, 2015

Importance of Storage in Farming

Importance of Storage in Farming 
This cannot be overemphasized from loss due to rodents to environment. A good system would put you in a right spot thereby maximizing your production output.
below is a list of factors that can affect farm produce.

Environmental influences on the stored product 
Storage losses

  • Losses during storage may occur in many ways: 
  • losses in weight due to insects, rodents or birds eating the grain deterioration through fungus growth and rotting 
  • loss in quality through biting damage, insect and rodent excrement and fungus growth 
  • loss of motivation in the farmer to grow more, because he is not able to store his harvest or part thereof in a safe way for any long period of time 
  • damage to sacks, which causes waste during transportation 
  • decline in germination capacity of stored seeds


Potato Stored inside a room with regulated weather conditions. NOTE: there is no direct contact with the floor


Storage of various groups of agricultural products 

Cereals and pulses 
Drying 





















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