Towards integrated commodity and pest management in grain storage

Author
R.L. Semple et al.
Language
English
Document Type
Publication (book)
Publisher
FAO
(if not FAO)
FAO
Pages
526
Country
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Commodities
rice, grains
Topics
Harvesting, transport and handling of food commodities, Postharvest systems management, Storage protection and postharvest physiology
Year
1992
This publication covers the five working modules of Integrated Pest Management used in this course-the current state-of-the-art Asian grain post harvest industry, grain properties, pest infestation during storage, storage methods and systems, and training and extension methods. These components have been integrated in several training methodologies which included lectures, open forums, hands-on laboratory work, field simulation exercises and Country reports, both in big and small working groups for maximum learning.