Miller Magazine Issue: 139 July 2021

66 COVER STORY MILLER / july 2021 FACTS • Current world population is expected to reach 10.5 billion by 2050. • This increase translates into 33% more human mouths to feed. • Food availability and accessibility can be in- creased by increasing production, improving dis- tribution, and reducing the losses. • Crop production contributes significant pro- portion of typical incomes in certain regions of the world (70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa). • In some Sub-Saharan Africa countries, the post harvesting losses because of the bad storage can reach sometime 37-40 %. • The PHL “post-harvest grain losses” can be qualitative and quantitative. INITIAL FACTORS OF HARVESTING The proper performance of all the processes involved in the post-harvest handling of grains and oilseeds, which includes their storage, trans- port and post-harvest conditioning, is essential to maintain the highest quality. Adequate conserva- tion measures are essential, since deterioration The proper performance of all the processes involved in the post-harvest handling of grains, which includes their storage, transport and post-harvest conditioning, is essential to maintain the highest quality. Adequate conservation measures are essential, since de- terioration during storage can be very rapid due to the effects of grain respiration. Storing grain to reduce post-harvest losses and protect its quality