Question

What are the challenges of storage of crops faced by the farmers? [2 Marks]

Answer 1

The storage challenges faced by the farmers during storage of crops are:

• Moisture in the grains damages the storage crops, which leads to the growth of microbes on them. [1 Mark]
• Rats and insects can eat up the grains damaging the quality of the stored grains, thus causing a loss to the farmers. [1 Mark]