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| Title: | Traditional storage structures prevalent in Himachali homes |
| Authors: | Kanwar, Promila
Sharma, Neetu |
| Keywords: | Traditional storage structures
Traditional grain storage methods
Traditional grain storage structures
Himachal Pradesh |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A01F25/00 |
| Abstract: | The
Traditional knowledge of a community in a particular region is derived from the
local people's farming experience and is handed down from previous generations
to present generations. It entails many insights, perceptions, and intuitions,
relating to agricultural practices, health, local environment, etc.
It is often stressed that traditional storage methods are the
product of decades, if not centuries of development, perhaps by trial and
error, but certainly as a result of experience of the users and their
ancestors. Traditional storage methods based on local resources, at producer
level are usually well adapted to all the types of grain and the environment in
which they are employed. Consequently, storage losses are often already
minimal. In this paper, traditional method of grain storing practices at
producer level prevalent in Himachal Pradesh is briefly discussed. |
| Page(s): | 98-103 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(1) [January 2006]
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