How are Crops Stored?
Once the crop is harvested they have to be stored properly to prevent damage.
- Moisture damages the Hence before storing, it is important that grains are dried properly.
- Crops can also be damaged by insects, pests, rodents and To protect from these, farmers usually store their grains in jute sacks or metallic bins. But that is not enough to protect the crops. Farmers use the dried leaves of the neem tree as natural insect repellents.
- Large quantities of grain which are stored in silos or granaries are protected from pests and bacteria by spraying chemicals on Besides, specific chemical treatments can also help prevent a huge amount of grain from damage.
We have thus seen the various agricultural practices in growing food crops. But we get food from not only plants but also from animals. Let us have a brief introduction about the rearing of animals for food.
What is Animal Husbandry?
Farmers also have cattle that provide us with milk, eggs, meat and many other products. And just as plants the cattle also need a lot of care and protection.
The large-scale rearing of animals is called Animal husbandry.
It involves many activities. Animals need to be protected from harsh weather, diseases and other threats. Their shelters have to be cleaned regularly. Vaccination against various diseases is also an important part of animal rearing.
Rearing of fish, bees and silkworms also are other forms of animal rearing.
Summary
| Storage of Grains | |
| Cause of damage | Method of storage/protection |
| Moisture | Drying of crops before storage |
| Insects, pests, rodents and microorganisms |
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| Animal Husbandry | |
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Did you know?
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located in the remote Arctic on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen contains the world’s largest collection of seeds. It is designed to protect the world’s crop diversity in the event of global or large-scale regional disasters. It is estimated that the vault has the capacity to store 2.5 billion seeds, protecting up to 4.5 million varieties of crops.
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