The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) hosted a stakeholder workshop under their ‘Effective Grain Storage for Sustainable Livelihoods of African Farmers Project’, with objectives to provide a forum for ideas, raise awareness, share technology, consult actors on adoption, and engage in policy dialogue around postharvest loss. http://blog.cimmyt.org/?p=10557
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Most States Cannot Stock Food Grains for More Than A Month
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A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India suggests that out of 31 states, only eight have storage facilities available for the 120 days necessary for management of food stocks, with most unable to handle stocks for more than 13-75 days. The audit suggests that more than 100,000 tonnes of wheat were damaged in Punjab […]
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Inclement Weather Threat to Food Grains Stored in Open
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Pre-monsoon rains in Punjab and Haryana, major grain-producing states of India, put more pressure on the need for proper storage. 991,000 tonnes and 336,000 tonnes of grain in Punjab and Haryana respectively are in CAP storage, an open air method with insufficient provisions for inclement weather. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-16/india/40006153_1_food-grains-tonnes-cap-storage
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Metal Silos Bring Hope to Chipata Artisans
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Tinsmiths are benefitting from a postharvest loss prevention program run by The Centre for International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Eastern Province, Zambia. Fifty-two craftsmen have been trained to support the fabrication of 200 metal silos for household grain storage. http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/features/12232
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Rwanda: MINAGRI Launches A New Grain Storage System
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The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) system is being piloted in 448 cooperatives across Rwanda in efforts to reduce losses and the use of chemicals in storage. http://allafrica.com/stories/201306170039.html
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Ghana Loses GHC 700,000 in Postharvest Losses
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Ghana government officials report the country loses between 20% to 50% of crops, valued at approximately $350,000 USD each year. Pointing to poor storage, transportation, and market infrastructure as problems of loss, one government official is also highly concerned about the amount of consumer food waste. http://www.modernghana.com/news/468875/1/ghana-loses-ghc700000-in-post-harvest-loss.html
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Paddy Worth Crores Rotting Amid Rice Millers Dispute with TDC
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30,000 tonnes of rice rots in the open in Gondia, India, with a lack of godowns to store it. Millers in surrounding districts are demanding an increase in milling rice rates, the disbursal of a pending transportation payment, and are unwilling to lift the paddy until disputes are settled. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-14/news/39976430_1_tribal-development-corporation-rice-millers-association-procured-paddy
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Wheat Storage Continues to Be A Problem in Punjab, Haryana
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Pre-monsoon rains in Punjab and Haryana, major grain-producing states of India, put more pressure on the need for proper storage. 991,000 tonnes and 336,000 tonnes of grain in Punjab and Haryana respectively are in CAP storage, an open air method with insufficient provisions for inclement weather. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFJOC-6mzA8&feature=youtu.be
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Stakeholders Meet for FCI’s 2m MT Storage Modernization Project
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The Food Corporation of India has begun its ‘mission mode’ of modernizing the country’s food grain storage by building 42 new state-of-the-art silos, each with a capacity of 2 million tonnes. A majority of the silos will be built, owned, and operated privately, with bidding to be launched in the next two months. http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=23202
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FCI to build 42 silos in 10 states to store foodgrains
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The Food Corporation of India has begun its ‘mission mode’ of modernizing the country’s food grain storage by building 42 new state-of-the-art silos, each with a capacity of 2 million tonnes. A majority of the silos will be built, owned, and operated privately, with bidding to be launched in the next two months. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/fci-to-build-42-silos-in-10-states-to-store-foodgrains-113061700698_1.html
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