Post Harvest Food Grain Storage

Description

In agriculture, post-harvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following the harvest. It includes various processes like cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, it begins to deteriorate. The most important goals of post-harvest handling are keeping the product cool, to avoid moisture loss and slow down undesirable chemical changes, and avoiding physical damage such as bruising, to delay spoilage. Post-harvest treatment largely determines final quality, whether a crop is sold for fresh consumption, or used as an ingredient in a processed food product. The care that needs to be taken to ensure the crop is best processed giving the highest return to the farmer involves certain steps. This book sheds light on these procedures while also discussing subjects like rain water harvesting, seeds germination, food grain storage security, packing, refrigeration, drying, purchasing and storage, etc.