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AGRICULTURE
UNIT 3: CROP STORAGE AND PROCESSING

🌾 Specific Objective

By the end of this unit, you should be able to describe how various crops are processed and stored to maintain quality and value.

🏠 Introduction

Crop storage means keeping harvested crops in good condition for future use.

When crops cannot be stored fresh, they are processed — this means changing raw produce into a finished product of higher value that can last longer.

Common processing methods:

Drying

Canning

Preserving

Fermenting

Freezing

Juicing

🌽 Processing and Storage of Maize

1. Dehusking – Removing husks from dried maize cobs by hand.

2. Shelling – Removing grains from cobs (by hand or machine).

3. Drying – Sun-drying on mats or using driers until moisture content is 11–13%.
Importance of drying:

Prevents moulds and aflatoxins

Makes grains hard to resist pests

Reduces transpiration and prevents germination

4. Cleaning – Winnowing to remove chaff and dirt.

5. Dusting – Applying pesticides to protect from storage pests.

6. Packing – Storing clean, dry grains in standard bags for marketing or storage.

🥜 Processing of Groundnuts

Dried after harvesting (on mats or using driers).

Can be stored unshelled or shelled.

After drying and cleaning, pack in bags for sale or processing.

Processed products: peanut oil, groundnut butter, and other by-products.

🍠 Processing of Sweet Potatoes

(a) Conserving in Silos

Steps:

Cleaning – Remove dirt and debris.

Selection – Remove damaged tubers.

Drying – Air-dry in shade to reduce moisture.

Storage in silos – Arrange tubers on grass layers in a pit, cover with grass, banana leaves, and soil. Insert bamboo tubes for ventilation.

(b) Conserving by Drying

Slice into 2–4 mm pieces.

Sun dry for 4 days.

Store dried slices in barns or grind into flour.

🌿 Processing of Cassava

1. Peeling and slicing into chips.

2. Drying in sun or solar drier.

3. Dried chips are ground into flo

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1. Read the Question Twice — Identify the Command Word

Always read carefully twice. Underline or highlight the command word (what the question asks you to do). Common command words and what they require:

Define / State: Give a brief, exact meaning or a short fact. (Usually short, 1–2 lines.)
Example: Define osmosis. → Give the definition only.

List / Mention: Give brief points or items. No explanation needed unless asked.
Example: List three causes of soil erosion. → Three concise points.

Describe: Give features, characteristics, or how something looks/works. Use details, examples, and sequence where relevant.
Example: Describe the structure of a leaf. → Mention parts and what each part does.

Explain: Give reasons or causes; show why or how. Use linking words and show cause–effect.
Example: Explain why crop rotation improves yield. → State mechanism and reasons.

Compare / Contrast: Show similarities and/or differences. Use clear headings or a table for clarity.
Example: Compare monoculture and mixed cropping. → Point-by-point comparison.

Discuss: Give a bal