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Resources Tagged: Post Harvest

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  1. Good shelling, sorting and drying of maize - video

    AccessAgriculture Video Pre-dry your maize before shelling it. Winnow the maize on a tarpaulin and sort it. Dry your maize under a hot sun on a tarpaulin, and turn it over regularly. Before storing the grain, measure the moisture level by checking the sound produced by the grain. Let the grain...
    Maize Farm Management AccessAgriculture Post Harvest

  2. Storing and managing maize in a warehouse - video

    AccessAgriculture Video Storing and managing stock in a warehouse involves three important steps. We should first prepare the warehouse, then store your products on pallets and third, follow and manage the stock in the warehouse. Available languages: Arabic Bambara Chichewa / Nyanja Dendi...
    Maize Post Harvest Grain Storage AccessAgriculture

  3. Managing aflatoxins in maize during drying and storage - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video As our health and the health of our animals are at stake, let us learn from experienced farmers in Tanzania how to properly dry and store our maize. Available languages: Arabic Bambara Chichewa / Nyanja Dholuo Dioula English French Hausa Kikuyu Kinyarwanda /...
    AccessAgriculture Maize Post Harvest Aflatoxins

  4. Harvesting maize in a good way - video

    AccessAgriculture Video Your maize is mature when the leaves and the husks start to dry and turn yellow. Start harvesting improved varieties first and end with local varieties which are more resistant to pest attacks. Dehusk your maize in the field to avoid bringing pests to your home. Properly...
    Maize AccessAgriculture Post Harvest Post Harvest Losses

  5. Solar drying of chillies - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video When chillies remain moist, moulds develop and the chillies will go bad. Some moulds produce a poison, called aflatoxin, which is toxic to people. To speed up drying and to dry your food hygienically you can use a solar dryer that uses the heat of the sun to dry...
    Chillies Solar Drying Post Harvest AccessAgriculture

  6. Making a cooling chamber for tomatoes

    AccessAgricuture Training Video When you pick your tomatoes, if you want to keep them longer, you have to find a way of reducing the temperature. As availability of electricity at village level can be a problem, ways have to be found to lower the temperature of this fragile crop. Some farmers at...
    Post Harvest Fruit-Preservation Tomatoes Cooling Cooling Chamber AccessAgriculture

  7. Solar drying pineapples - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video Many pineapples are wasted, because they cannot be kept fresh for more than a week. By drying pineapples farmers can reduce waste and earn more money throughout the year. Bambara Bangla Chichewa / Nyanja English French Hausa Luganda Peulh / Fulfuldé / Pulaar Twi...
    Pineapple Solar Drying Post Harvest Fruit-Preservation AccessAgriculture

  8. Sorting and storing pumpkins - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video Farmers selling pumpkins right after harvest get a low price because there are so many. They can sell them at a better price during the off-season by storing them. Arabic Bambara Bangla Chichewa / Nyanja English French Hindi Tumbuka
    Squash and Gourds ... Storage Post Harvest Marketing AccessAgriculture

  9. Preparing cashew apple juice - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video People enjoy cashew nuts, whereas cashew apples are less valued. Leaving cashew apples on the land is an enormous loss of money. However, cashew apples can be processed into a nutritious juice which can be consumed throughout the year. Bambara Bariba Chichewa /...
    Cashew Cashew Apple Post Harvest Fruit Juice AccessAgriculture

  10. Making banana flour - video

    AccessAgriculture Training Video Across the world, people eat bananas and plantains. While some prepare banana as part of their main meal, many just eat it as a fruit. Once harvested, bananas don’t keep long and are easily damaged during handling and storage. But it is possible to turn your...
    Banana Flour Fruit-Preservation Post Harvest AccessAgriculture