Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Yui Sunano

Publications

• Research Article
  Structure and Function of Storage Pit, Polota, for Long-Term Storage of Sorghum-A Case Study of Storage Pit in Dirashe Special Worenda, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Yui SunanoYui Sunano
  
  “Storage pits” with bag-like, tubular or flask-like shapes had been utilized for storing grains and nuts all around the world until several centuries BC. Storage pits were, however, mostly replaced with aboveground storehouse once the cultivation of rice, wheat and barley, which were not suitable for underground storage, became widespread. Nevertheless, such storage pits are now still being used locally in some rural villages in Ethiopia and Sudan. Storage pits can prevent losses due to weather, mice, sparrows, fire, water, and theft. However, storage pits are highly humid inside, which leads fungal and bacterial proliferation. Stored grains tend to severely deteriorate within several months, which is often before the next harvest season comes. However, the local people in the Dirashe area in Southern Ethiopia state that underground storehouses.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7110.1000570

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