| Purpose |
On-farm
storage of shelled or thresed grains |
| Capacity |
It
can store up to 1 metric ton of grains |
| Advantage |
It
can be built using burnt bricks, cassava starch
for binding bricks on upper section of wall and
cement mix for base ans smooth wall for rat proofing.
The discharge spout is made of metal tube with a
metal cover that can be padlocked.
The silo top has a wooden cover with padlock to
prevent theft; earlier models did not have both
devices and therefore adoption rates by farmers
were low as the out-door storaga proofed to be insecure. |
| Disadvantage |
Filling
the silo and inspection requires the removal of
the roof and a platform. |
| Cost |
US$
140 (Uganda) |
| Market
potential / Status |
About
10 farmers have adopted the improved design and
15 more farmers will build their silos in Apac District,
Uganda
(December 1999) |
| Discharge
spout avaiable from: |
Tonnet
Enterprises, Gayaza Road, just after Kalerwe Market,
P.O. Box 3163, Kamapla. Mobil Phone: 077-413754
Spout can be fabricated by any metal workshop (see
inset picture inset). |
| Pictures: |
Close
up of sprout
Various models of Brick Silos (promoted by National
Post-Harvest Programme, Kawanda) |
