Safe Moisture Content for Maize Storage and How to Test It
Maize keeps safely only when it is dried to a low enough moisture level before storage; this guide gives the FAO figures and simple ways to check.
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PICS Bags vs Chemical Storage: Protecting Grain From Weevils
Hermetic bags and storage insecticides both protect maize and cowpea from weevils, but they work differently and carry very different risks for farmers and buyers.
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Aflatoxin Limits in Maize and Groundnuts: Avoiding Rejection
Aflatoxins cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, yet a single test result can get a maize or groundnut lot rejected, so sellers need to know the limits.
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Paddy to Milled Rice Conversion Ratio: What Affects It
A tonne of paddy can give very different amounts of saleable rice depending on the mill, the grain and its moisture, and buyers price paddy accordingly.
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