Accra 10-12, April,2012 Insect Problems of Stored Agricultural and Food Products in Niger: Possible New Uses for PICS bags I.B. Baoua, L. Amadou, L.L. Murdock
What should be done to save others products and the health of consumers? Targets: Producers Traders Processors Consumers
Four(4) régions were concerned (8 local governments and 21 villages) 150 questionners from each region Samples of all agricultural and processed products were collected Samples analysis Insects are being identified Methodology
Key questions asked Types of stored products? The quantities of stored products? The insects destroying the products? The level of damage? The methods of storage?
Survey and samples collection in December 2011 Respondant and collected samples Total% of women% of menSamples
Survey and samples collection
Samples analysis at laboratory
Agricultural products Minimum % of damage Maximum % of damage Sorghum 075 Hibiscus seed 048 Millet 042 Tiger nut (Cyperus Esculentus) 324 Groundnut 020 Maize 017 Paddy rice 016 Voandzou 05 Sesame 01 Rate of damaged grains in collected samples
Storage methods used by the target ProductsPICS bagsPesticideNothingOthers Voandzou Sorghum Millet Hibiscus grains Groundnut
Insects found in the samples Maize: Tribolium spp Sitophilus spp
Voandzou (Vigna subterranea) Tribolium spp Bruchid
Sorghum: Tribolium spp; Sitophilus spp Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Cryptolestes spp, Sitotroga cerealella Oliver others non identified
Paddy rice: Tribolium spp others
Hibiscus grains: (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Acanthoscelidae
Groundnut: Tribolium spp Corcyra cephalonica
1.Does PICS bagging stop the insect problem? 2. Is grain moisture and molds a problem? 3. Will PICS stored seeds germinate ? 4. Are processing, cooking time, etc. affected? 5. Would PICS intervention be economical? With each new crop or product: