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Tradition Grain Storage Structures and Practices Followed by Farm Families of Kumaon Region in Uttarakhand

Tara Negi and Dhriti Solanki

Abstract

The present study was carried out to find the tradition grain storage structures and practices followed by farm families of Kumaon region (Uttarakhand).Two blocks namely Garur and Bageshwar were selected purposely where farm families only practicing traditional methods of cultivation and post harvest management of food grains. Total 100 farmers sampled from Bageshwar district and traditional practices were documented from well experienced farmers from four villages through interviews and focus group techniques. It was found that all the farm families used traditional methods for storing and drying of grains which includes plastering of storage structures with cow dung and mud paste and keeping leaves of wall nut, turmeric rhizome, lime powder, mixing ash of cow dung and mustard oil for long time preservation of food grain from insect and pests. Thus it is important to validate the traditional practices followed by farm families by the scientist community for their large scale application

Keyword: Grain storage structures, Traditional practices and Group techniques

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