Practice Name:

Grain Storage Technique

Details
Category	Seed Conservation
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Dried chili or Capsicum annum.
Details of Innovation	Mokubben Koli is a lady farmer residing in Kalasar village of Chotila taluka in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat. She suggests the use of chili or Capsicum annum for grain storage. Mokubben Koli mix about 200 grams of dried chili or Capsicum annum with every 20 kilogrammes of grain to be stored. This method protects the grain from rotting and worms for up to two years. The chili or Capsicum annum kept with grain do not spoil because of their hot composition but they sag by the end and cannot be used again for the same purpose. She learnt this technique from her forefathers and has used it for several years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mokubahen Gelabhai Koli
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	363520

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	DTP0010000004134
Reference	Surendranagar/2003/
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1076
Reference	Surendranagar/2003/
Scout	HBN