Page 3 - COURSE- DYA1022 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE TECNOLOGY TITLE OF PRACITAL : STORAGE AND FOOD PROCESING LECTURER :SOFIAH HANIM BINTI HAMZAH JABATAN AGROTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINDUSTRY

3) METHODS

There are various methods of storage. Some of these are traditional while others

are modern. They include:

BARNS: The most traditional and use in storing fresh yam. It consists of a

network of horizontal and vertical poles with a thatch roof. The yam tubers are tied

individually to the frame work of poles with strings with minimal contact between

individual yam tubers.

Yams could be equally be stored on a raised plat forms in the barn. Cocoyams

are stored in pits or on the floor of the barn. Cereals could be stored on poles on

the barn roof. Yam storage requires proper ventilation and moderate temperature.