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PDS (Food grains storage (Contrast in India (Consequences (10% loss
of…
PDS
Food grains storage
Across world
Grain is stored in Silos
-stored grain
is kept dry and aired so as to prevent fungal and insect attacks
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Contrast in India
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They are in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and
Hapur-Ghaziabad
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Consequences
10% loss
of harvested grain, is the estimated loss. OF which 6% is lost in storage
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Global Perspective
According to a World Health Organisation
paper, titled "Mycotoxins", Mycotoxins are found in grain/ foods
These are associated with human diseases and produce Aflatoxins(cancer-causing), trichothecenes, ochratoxins, citrinin and other
toxins.
Aflatoxicosis causes abdominal pain,
vomiting, hepatitis and sometimes death
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Questions to be asked
There is abundance of steel, cement and
other building materials, money and thetechnological know-how.
-But govt not moving on war footing
Why is there no responsibility to store foodgrains? Instead stores outside,