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*22:Rat burrows inside or outside of the,
'storage should be treated with pesticides
and covered up.
3. All cracks and crevices must be repaired
to avoid breeding places for insects, etc.
4., Repair leaks on the wall and provide
bird and rat proofing.
5. Insure and maintain moisture content of
stored palay at 14% or less for six
months storage and 12% for one year
storage.
6. Test moisture content of stored grain
periodically,
7. In sack storage adopt the Japanese
system of filling supported by 6 inches
high pallets to provide continuous circulation
of fresh air within the pile.
8. Do not mix the grain with higher
moisture content with those of lower
moisture content particularly in bulk
storages.
9. Maintain rice at temperature lower than
the surrounding atmosphere.
10. Provide aeration system for your storage.
11. Treat the grain for insects control as
the need arises bei-ore or during storage
as the need arises,
12. Protect storage structu,'e against insects,
rodents, birds and the weather.
13. Maintain storage record.; of the grain,
C). Participant Suggestions, Recommendations
and Commcnc
An evaluation form was distributed ' a
priiatat the outset of the seminar to each
participant atteote ftesmnrtheir
and collected on the last day at the closing
ceremonies. The vast majority of the participants
indicated that the facilities, conference
preparations, lectures and demonstrations
were very good. The following recommendations
were made as suggested changes in
planning for future food storage seminars,
1) Regional food storage seminars should
be held on an annual basis to keep crucial
personnel abreast of new technology and
to evaluate the results of previous seminars,
2) Attendees should be encouraged to
participate more in the discussions and
lectures, and make task-force presentations
about conditions in their particular country.
Working groups should be organized early
in the seminar so they can develop more
formal recommendations and resolutions
by the end of the seminar.
3) Speakers should have summaries of each
lecture prepared so that they can circulate
copies after each lecture is delivered.
4) A lecture on warehouse construction
should be included in the seminar curriculum.
5) Additional field trips should be considered
such as a visit to a port to view discharge
procedures, commodity movement
and handling, rebagging and reconstruction,
etc.
6) More on the logistics of shipping procedures
should be covered, i.e. from the port
of discharge to the commodity's final
destination.
7) Representatives from the shipping companies
should be encouraged to participate.
The participants also offered comments on
the follow-up activities which should be
carried out by the various agencies represented
at the conference.
1. Voluntary Agency/World Food Program/
Host Government Action
a) To conduct similar seminars on a smaller
scale at the country level.
b) To support the training of field observers
and host government officials involved in
PL 480 feeding programs.
c) To follow-up the seminar activities by
encouraging host governments to become
more mog deeply g involved governmenste
in avoiding waste in
own feeding programs as well as in
the onsoe d for Pae.
hose sponsored by Food for Peace.
2. U.S. Government Action
a) AID should sponsor food stcrage seminars
on a regular basis.
b) A.I.D. and other governmental agencies
involved in PL 480 matters should provide
the field with a continuous stream of technical
data related to food storage practices.
c) A.I.D. should intervene with private and
governmental organizations to strengthen
quality assurance procedures.
d) A.I.D. and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture should work more closely with
shipping companies to improve general
conditions in cargo stowage, off-loading,
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