Question

What are the challenges of storage of crops faced by the farmers? [3 marks]

Answer 1

Following are the storage challenges faced by the farmers:

• Storage challenges are moisture, infestation by rats, insects or microorganisms. (1 mark)
• Moisture in the crops damages the crops, microbes can grow on the grains and damage 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)