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    IMPACT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA ON THE BENEFICIARIES IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA
    (MPKV,Rahuri, 2009) WAMAN GOKUL KHANDERAO; KHALACHE, P.G.
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    A DIETARY PATTERN AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF TRIBALS OF DHULE DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA
    (MPKV,Rahuri, 1997) PATIL PANDURANG GANGARAM; KHUSPE, T.S.
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    A STUDY OF TRAINING NEEDS OF FARMERS SPONSORED UNDER DROUGHT PRONE AREA PROGRAMME
    (MPKV,Rahrui, 1976) BANKAR GULAB BHIMAJI; KHUSPE, T.S.
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    INDIGENOUS PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY THE FARMERS FOR STORAGE OF FOOD GRAINS
    (MPKV RAHURI, 2010) BHOR RANJANA MANGALAJI; AHIRE, M.C.
    The food is the symbol of life and prosperity. Food grains comprising of cereals, millets and pulses, forms the primary and staple food of majority of the population in India. The introduction of high yielding varieties in the early sixties which has ultimately blossomed into Green Revolution has helped India, to emerge as one of the leading developing country in the front of agricultural economy resulting in increased food grain production, ·touching more than 190 million metric tonnesjyear. During the year 2008-09 India's total food grain production was 227.88 million tonnes. It is reported that about 30 per cent losses in food grains is due to unavailability of storage facilities, and lack of knowledge regarding storage. V:arious practices are followed by farmers for storage of food grains while adopting these practices offood grain storage, the farmer faces many constraints. Based on this fact to find out best indigenous practices followed by the farmers for food grain storage and also to document these practices and to identify the constraints of these farmers the study has undertaken. The present study entitled Indigenous practices followed by the farmers for storage of food grains was therefore, undertaken with the specific objectives of determining the personal and socio-economic characteristics of farmers engaged in storage activities, the knowledge of farmers about the storage of food grains, indigenous practices followed by farmers for storage of food grains, constraints faced by the farmers in storage of food grains. The present study was conducted in Akole tahsil of Ahmednagar district. Ten villages were selected for study. From selected villages a sample of 120 respondents were selected by using proportionate random sampling. The information collected through the interview schedule was transferred first to primary tables and then to secondary tables and statistically analyzed. The study revealed that majority of the farmers were from middle age group, received secondary education, belonged to ST caste, marginal size of land holding, medium annual income, medium social participation, belonged to nuclear family, medium size of family, maximum respondents were growing paddy, medium experience in storage of food grain, medium quantity of annual food grains production and stored.It was observed that a majority of the farmers were in medium Knowledge level category, Knowledge of prevention of food grain from moisture, curative measures for control of stored grain pest, control measures for stored grain pest of pulses. It was observed that a majority of the respondents stored paddy in gunny bags, were using mud and cow dung for keeping food grain air tight, use of stand for prevention of food grain from moisture, materials used for preparation of storage structure majority of the farmers use of mud and cow dung and were using neem leaves for protecting ·food grain f . . f h .c co ~-n ldedl'f d h . rom pest. MaJonty o t e 1armers 1\ a opte t e practice of sun drying, proper drying and cleaning of harvested food grrun on threshing yard. Majority of the respondents had 'partially' adopted the practices namely keeping gunny bags away from ceiling and wall; s1eve the food grain after threshing. Majority of the farmers did not adopted the practices namely use of fumigants, spraying of insecticides on storage materials before storage of food grains. Majority of the farmers had knowledge of rice weevil and knowledge of nature of damage caused by rice weevil and all the farmers were not having knowledge of Khapra beetle and nature of damage made by Khapra beetle and saw toothed grain beetle. It was observed that a majority of the farmers were reported the constraints namely, lack of knowledge regarding identification of stored grain pest, unavailability of different storage structures, high cost of storage structures, inadequateplace for storage, skill persons for making storage structure are not available for constructing storage structure. The findings will be useful to planners, policy makers and administrative officials for deciding future policies and new strategies on storage of food-grains.