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Explain four ways you would advise your mother to store harvested maize to last for a long time being safe for consumption.

      

Explain four ways you would advise your mother to store harvested maize to last for a long time being safe for consumption.

  

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Kavungya
-She should dry the maize completely after threshing to get rid of moisture which leads to contamination by aflatoxins if stored while damp.
-Maize should be dried in a clean mat to avoid contamination from germs present on the soil.
-After drying, maize should be put in dry clean sacks after being preserved with pesticide to avoid attack by weevils.
-Sacks should be kept in a store or granary that is dry airy, clean and well protected from pests and rats.
Kavungya answered the question on October 8, 2019 at 05:49


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