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Agriculture Program
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What happens to crops after harvest?
Increasing crop yield only solves part of the problem in Africa. A bumper harvest may be lost because of lack of proper on-farm storage. Without storage, crops must be quickly hauled from local markets to cities or other areas, but roads are poor, and vehicles are scarce and expensive. Through the Agriculture Program, extension workers have learned how to construct inexpensive but durable one- to two-ton storage bins that give protection against insects and rodents. Proper storage, along with improved handling of harvested grain and chemical treatment against insects, can sharply reduce spoilage. Before these techniques were used, 20 to 40 percent of the yield was lost.
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