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Title:

An Improved Grain Storage Structure
Value Proposition:

Storing of food grains including cereals and pulses.
Summary Application:

CSIR-NEIST has designed a low cost storage structure to minimize storage loss of pulses/grains due to insect pest damage.

Storing of food grains including cereals and pulses.
Advantages:
  • Prohibit absorption of moisture by dried grains from outside environment
  • Suitable for storing all types of food grains
  • Provide 98% protection to the stored grains from insect pest
  • Easy loading and unloading of stored grains
  • Best suited to resource poor rural farmer level storage
  • No sophisticated equipments required
  • Low cost of productionP
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology[CSIR-NEIST]
:  director[at]neist[dot]res[dot]in
:91-376-2370012
:https://www.neist.res.in
Industrial Applications: Construction Machinery& Equipments [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] New Techniques [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] Storage [Food, Beverages, Tobacco]
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