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India produces large amounts of grains each year but faces significant losses during storage due to improper drying before storage. Approximately 15 million tonnes of grains worth $2.4 billion are lost annually, mainly due to storage of wet grains. Traditional sun drying methods take 5-45 days and are unreliable, resulting in degraded quality and losses. There is a need for grain drying facilities accessible to farmers to help reduce losses, however high costs and lack of incentives have prevented widesprea

Author

Harish Srinivasan

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