Rice storage

Importance

Correct storage of the paddy makes it possible to:

• preserve viability and germinability when it comes to seeds
  
• preserve the quality of paddy for machining
  
• avoid losses due to:
• a high relative humidity of the grain
• diseases
• insects and rats
• mold contamination
  

In general during storage aging of grains:

• transforms the organoleptic qualities
• reduces the ability to germinate
• it is a purely biological phenomenon, and normal, but that can accelerate in bad
  storage conditions
  

Some recommendations

• Never store chemicals (fertilizer, herbicide etc.) with paddy
  
• In case of prolonged storage, check the humidity level, if it is too high, dry the product again in the sun
  
• It is always recommended to expose the stock from time to time in the sun for a day
  
• And enjoy at the same time to inspect the paddy well to check that it is not infested with:
• insects
• molds
• rodents
  

Methods

Storage in jute bags

Capacity:

50-100 kg per bag

Advantages:

• It allows a good aeration of the stored product
• And if the storage warehouse is well ventilated, it avoids high humidity and the associated problems - mainly the development of molds
  

Inconvenients:

On the other hand, this type of storage offers no protection against insects and rodents.

Hermetically sealed storage

Advantages:

• This type of storage promotes the formation of carbon dioxide but oxygen is scarcer - grain continues to breathe but insects do not survive
• Also the hermetic barrier will prevent re-infestation (at least to some extent, in the case of airtight bags)
  

The inconvenients:

• But the big problem here is that if the paddy is not properly dried before storage, these types of airtight storage will prevent any aeration and drying during storage
• which will result in a loss of the entire crop following biochemical reactions such as fermentation
  

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