Climate Smart Dry Chain for Food and Nutrition Security in Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-4236.39147Keywords:
Mycotoxins, Nutrition, Food Loss, Dry Chain, Climate Smart, Moisture-proof Hermetic Bags.Abstract
Global efforts to feed the burgeoning population have focused on increasing
food production and access. In the meantime, FAO estimates about 1/3 food
loss in the developing countries. To minimize these losses, grain storage
techniques were investigated in an earthquake hit village in Kavre district of
Nepal. Pesticide free moisture proof/airtight food storage bags were provided
to 1,055 households using financial s upport f rom U NICEF-Nepal. Thirty-
three households were identified w ho c ould s tore f ood g rains f or 6-month
for this study. Maize and rice grains were stored in porous and in moisture-
proof hermetic bags. Food grain samples were collected at the beginning and
at 6-month and were analyzed for physical quality parameters, nutrients and
mycotoxins. About 92% insect damage occurred in maize stored in porous
bags which was prevented in triple layer hermetic Purdue Improved Cowpea
Storage (PICS) bags. Insect damage in paddy remained low within 10% in
both treatments. Major maize nutrient loss occurred through insect damage.
The traditional practice was to use insect and mold infested maize as feed.
Mycotoxins results showed that toxigenic molds develop in open storage
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