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investing much to the agricultural sector is necessary in order to produce more food to feed the world.

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Metals measured1
Evidence tierB
Year2011

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  • estimated for up to 60% of gross domestic product in global population is expected to increase from current 6.8
  • of the population, 60 to 70% of consumption expenditure most of this increase will occur in developing countries
  • and 10 to 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Regardless (WPP, 2008).
  • Sahara Africa is poorly funded and less productive estimated up to 20 to 30% for staple food grains such as
  • developing countries representing over 80% of the grains storage practices and absence of storage
  • from a half to two tonnes of capacity were introduced to have been estimated to be 4.5% of the world’s rice production in
  • pests (Tefera et al., 2011). However, there is still need to year 2007 was up to 22.2%, of which 8.8 to 10.5% out of this
  • estimate were caused by the storage. Table 2 shows the total
  • Table 1. Rice average losses in developing countries which was estimated to 4.5% of the world rice production year 2000 and 2001,
  • (assuming 80% in developing countries)
  • Table 2. Estimated post-harvest losses of the total annual productions for cereals year 2003 to 2008 for East and Southern
  • the insects will die when the air in the storage is reduced to 3% Hence, the risks of having holes, cracks or other welding or
  • oxygen level decreases to 1% (Quezada et al., 2006). Once this Grain exerts pressure on the body of the structure which contains it.
  • Table 3. Household metal silo varying capacity and production cost in 11 selected countries under the FAO sponsored projects
  • high as 100%. Sun drying of grain is the most common and
  • grain covers, padlocking point and then changed the flat top and storage must be less than 14% (Fields and Korunic, 2000). Mostly,
  • Table 3 shows the production costs of ordinary metal silos in the gravels and dust. Most of small farmers in Africa depend on
  • low provided the silo is sealed perfectly (GASGA, 1994). has analog needle-pointer and three different colors range readings.
  • storage moisture content level. The moisture contents are mostly the grain is equal to or less than 12% moisture content which is
  • 14%, which is also safe for storage. However, if the needle-pointer
  • it easy to gather the dust after fumigation. Table 4 shows the Bolivia on how they consider the price of the household
  • metal silo, of which 59% of the participants consider it
  • Table 5. Result of the interview with farmers in Bolivia on how they consider the price of the household metal silo, of which 59% of
  • 30% without cultivating additional hectares of land or Furthermore, modern farming methods and techno-
  • Seventeenth Session (CSD-17), Intergovernmental Preparatory (2011). An environmentally acceptable primer for galvanized steel:
  • 2011). combining Niger seed oil with malathion 5% dust formulation on

Methods (brief)

  • important to use 3 kg or more for grain samples in order to see
  • table and suspended, is the easier and cheaper method of testing, sure that no adding or loss of even single grain from the samples,
  • determination and ensuring perfect dryness of the grain. Figure 4(b) for the best result. Dry the samples at the same place with main
  • shows an example of table dial weighing scale which is more grain. Don’t spread some part of the main grain or samples under
  • Africa. There are electrical weighing scale and batteries size AA samples at the same depth with the main grain approximately 2 to 5
  • there is no digital weighing scale the dial one can be used; just weighing scale, the same nylon bag or container of the samples
  • expected; some part of it is then carried in a container as a sample
  • for testing dryness and measured. The samples are then taken Moisture content (MC) is the weight of water contained in the grain
  • until the following day or at any specific time, then samples weight (MCwb). Also for the research, moisture content referred to the dry
  • continue drying. Drying and testing the weight of the same samples formulas were used:

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