Practice Name:

Grain Preservation in Pits

Details
Category	Seed Conservation
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	fresh cow dung, wooden boards
Details of Innovation	When foodgrains are to be preserved, an underground pit is dug inside a home or in the courtyard and plastered with a coat of fresh cow dung. After some time, a second coat of cow dung is applied to the insides of the pit. The pit should then be filled up with grain. It is then closed with wooden boards firmly fitted and covered by dried leaves and grasses. This practice preserves the grain intact for a long time. Gangaben Sheikh, of Devgadh village in Surendranagar district, adopts this traditional practice.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Gangaben Shekh
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Surendranagar ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363440

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 Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003542
Reference	Surendranagar/92/3
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1058
Reference	Surendranagar/92/3
Scout	HBN