Authored by Jayaroopinni S.S. The Kharif season has begun with the start of South West monsoon in India. Food security has been the subject of concern in India. T he government has achieved a record procurement of wheat ( 38.97 million tonnes ) and rice ( 50.5 million tonnes ) in the 2019-2020 season 1 . In spite of record-breaking procurements, India ranked 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2020 2 . Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN ( FAO ) estimates that food loss and waste in India is at around 40% 3 . Farm silos are large steel cylindrical containers used in agriculture for bulk storage of grains with thermostat devices to maintain the moisture content of the grains. India had the modern silos built in the 1990s, but only now the government and private has resorted to an increasing silo production on realising its value. But still the most prevalent form of storing grains in India is ‘Cover and Plinth’. Cover and Plinth is nothing but t...
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