Strengthening Management of Maize Storage (SMMS) - TCP/BHU/3603
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Maize occupies over 46 percent of the total cultivated land in Bhutan, and its cultivation and production engages over two-thirds of rural farmers. However, much of the country’s stored maize is lost to insects, moulds, etc., because of poor drying and storage practices. It is harvested in the rainy season and stored in temporary sheds in the maize fields, where the quality of the crop is compromised quite fast. In addition, these temporary sheds cannot be guarded around the clock and are far away from homesteads; they are therefore more vulnerable to wildlife depredation. The main aim of the project was to mitigate maize storage losses through the development and promotion of low-cost storage technology that was appropriate to local conditions. Three Dzongkhags ([districts] Centre, Eastern and Western) were selected as project sites, where maize was a major commodity and storage losses were more than 90 percent.