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Uniform Specifications for Foodgrains
SYLLABUS
Syllabus for long term training course on Scientific methods of foodgrain storage, Insepection and Pest control at INDIAN GRAIN STORAGE MANAGEMENT AND RESERACH INSTITUTE, HAPUR & FIELD STATIONS.
A. STORAGE
- General problems of storage and Inspection of foodgrains.
- Country's food policy and different methods of procurements and distribution of foodgrains.
- Sources and detection of infestation in stored foodgrains.
- Causes, types and extent of deterioration of storage of foodgrains and methods to check them.
- Traditional and modern methods of bag and bulk storage.
- Insect pests of stored grain and milled products - their identification, biology, nature and damage and detection.
- Chemical and non-chemical and integrated methods of controlling stored grain insect pests.
- Vertebrate pests and their control.
- Toxic contamination in foodgrain, their ill-effects and estimation.
- Pesticides, their formulations - physical, chemical and biological properties, methods of handling, application and factors affecting their efficiency.
- Pesticidal contamination, tolerance limits residues, antidotes and precautions for safe handling of pesticides.
- Cleaning aeration and drying of stored products and at farmers, commercial, Government and Semi Government levels.
- Principles of godown construction and other storage structure and their specifications etc.
- Protection of stored produce from moisture by use of dunnage, different types of dunnage and their merits and demerits.
- Role of moisture in spoilage of stored grain, Measurement of moisture content in foodgrains/milled products.
- Categorisation of foodgrains for storage, loss measurement and disposal.
- Godown management and code of storage practices.
- Philosophy and set up of IGMRI and SGC.
- Warehousing in India.
- Role and use of stacking, stack cards, analysis, silos etc.
- Principles of godown sanitation and hygiene.
- General regulations applicable to grain stockists.
- Scientific storage of fertilizers, onion, sugar and Jaggery.
- Safe storage of cereal seeds.
- Equipments for storage depot.
- Fire fighting procedures.
- Security measures in warehousing complex.
B. INSPECTION
- Production and utilisation of foodgrains in the country.
- Cereals (wheat, Rice etc.) their important varieties, constituents and milling procedures.
- Pulses, their important varieties, constituents, milling procedures.
- Milling, processing, packing of foodgrains and their produces.
- Handling and transportation of foodgrains.
- Marketing practices of foodgrains and their procedure in India.
- Procedure for inspection of foodgrains, terminology, necessity and utility.
- Grading of foodgrains, its necessity and utility.
- Grain quality, its maintenance and estimation, during storage of foodgrains, e.g. categorisation, classification, grade designation, etc.
- Specifications and assessment of price with reference to quality.
- Damaged grains their categorisation, utilisation and disposal procedures.
- Maintenance of Godown accounts and book-keeping.
- Consumer protection Act and its importance.
- General regulations applicable to grain stockists.
- P.F.A. and its importance.
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