Practice Name:

Storage of Grains

Details
Category	Seed Conservation
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	bamboo (Bambosa bambas) chips, leaves of bastard teak (Butea monosperma), husk of paddy (Oryza sativa), husk of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), jute bag, dung, mud
Details of Innovation	It is their traditional business to make cylindrical drums of bamboo. Bamboo (Bambosa bambas) are cut to chips and then weaved vertically and horizontally to make a cylindrical drum. Drum so weaved is then placed at proper place. Husk of paddy (Oryza sativa) or finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is filled at the base and then covered with jute bag and leaves of bastard teak (Butea monosperma). Food grains are then filled on to it. Covered the grains with same leaves and then plaster it with mixture of mud and cow dung. This method is used to store food grains like paddy and finger millet and pulses. This is traditional method and is used even today in tribal areas for storage of food grains. Compared to other methods of storage, bamboo drums are durable and cost effective.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Madhubhai Rakdabhai Patel
City / District	Valsad
KVK District	KVK, Ambheti (NGO) ,Taluka-Kaprada,Dist-Valsad
Address	Valsad ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	396580

PAS_1	"Storage of pulses."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/post-harvest-technologies/technologies-for-agri-horti-crops/post-harvest-management-of-pulses/storage
PAS_2	"Indigenous practices for eco-friendly storage of food grains and seeds."https://medcraveonline.com/APAR/indigenous-practices-for-eco-friendly-storage-of-food-grains-and-seeds.html
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humi-per humid eco region (19): North Sahyadris and Konkan Coast, hot, humid eco-subregion(19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hills region ( XIII ), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall area (GJ-1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003205
Reference	Valsad/95/7
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1042
Reference	Valsad/95/7
Scout	HBN