Reducing postharvest losses (PHLs) of food crops is a critical component of sustainably
increasing agricultural productivity. Many PHL reduction interventions have been tested, but …

Postharvest management is critical to attaining household food, nutrition, and income
security. Hermetic grain storage bags offer an effective pesticide‐free way to protect stored …

This article explores an innovative approach to deliver information about new agricultural
technology that combines a versatile and potentially lower cost method of develo** …

Hermetic storage technologies (HSTs) have been disseminated in Sub-Saharan Africa
(including Kenya) to reduce grain storage losses among farmers. We carried out a study in …

Seven methods for storing maize were tested and compared with traditional storage of
maize in polypropylene bags. Twenty farmers managed the experiment under their …

Smallholder farmers' interest in hermetic bags has been driven by the need to reduce grain
storage losses due to insect pests and challenges (inefficacy) of current storage methods …

The importance for multi-dimensional priority-setting of agricultural innovations is growing,
given that agricultural technologies usually play multiple roles for smallholder farmers. This …

Interest in using hermetic technologies as a pest management solution for stored grain has
risen in recent years. One hermetic approach, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags …

Farmers continue losing substantial quantities of grain during storage due to damages from
pests including insects. Hermetic bags, being promoted in Ethiopia, could be viable …

Pulses, which constitute an important part in the daily diet of mostly the vegetarian
population, suffer a great damage by insects during storage. In this review, different control …