Quality Preservation ofDry Agricultural Commodities

¨short and long term food storage without the use of pesticides, insect-free; eliminate losses¨

Quality Preservation ofDry Agricultural Commodities

¨short and long term food storage without the use of pesticides, insect-free; eliminate losses¨

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Founded in 1992, GrainPro aims to improve the quality of life,particularly in less developed countries, by reducing world hunger andimproving the environment. GrainPro achieves these benefits bydeveloping and marketing post harvest technologies for food grainsand other dry food commodities, as well as by providing customenclosures for emergency relief work. These GrainPro products areknown as Cocoonstm and GrainSafestm and have been used in over 20countries.

GrainPro’s on-farm and village level hermetic storage units alsoprevent loss of germination capacity in stored seed. They significantlyreduce post-harvest losses of food supply among both small and largefarmers, particularly throughout Africa, Asia and Latin A m e r i c a .Reduction of these losses means much more food is available forfamily consumption and for local markets.

For international food relief to poor and wa r-torn countries,transportability and fast set-up time of these hermetic storage unitsare essential. GrainPro also strives to help in disaster situations byproviding:

* Customized enclosures to meet both food and non-food needs.* Grain handling and storage logistics for relief operations.* Technical backup and training for grain storage and handling

installations.

G r a i n Pr o’s pesticide-free hermetic storage units provide long ormedium term organic storage, eliminating the need for chemicalinsecticides and fumigants and their associated risks to farmers,agricultural laborers, consumers and wildlife, as well as to theenvironment and specifically the ozone layer. Even the worst insectinfestations are rapidly controlled without chemical insecticides byGrainPro’s hermetic storage units. Fungi do not grow in the lowoxygen atmosphere of the Cocoons or GrainSafes, and thereforeharmful aflatoxins do not spread.

In 1999, GrainPro introduced its patent-applied-for Vacuum HermeticFumigation (VHF) storage for high value commodities such as coffee,cocoa and spices. GrainPro and its partners also invented the patent-a p p l i e d - for PITS “ Pe s t i c i d e - Free Integrated Tr a n s p o r tation andStorage” system, currently in field use. Both systems are nowavailable for fumigation/storing high value crops. Pesticide free“fumigation” typically is done in less than three days at roomtemperature. For crushable, high value commodities such as figs, G-HF Cocoonstm (Gas Hermetic Fumigation) use of CO2 to achieve thesame pest-free results in storage.

Portable GrainPro storage systems can be used indoors or outdoorsand be erected on any flat surface in minutes to hours, depending onthe product.

Company Profile

ReducingWorld Hunger

Improving theEnvironment

Company Profile

ReducingWorld Hunger

Improving theEnvironment

V-HF CocoonTM

Vacuum - Hermetic Fumigation( Stores 20’ or 40’ content )

Patent Pending.

Key Items:1. Rectangular Cocoon. 2 Pallet Wide.2. Outside Frame ( 2.5 meters high ) Spaced

Every 10 Feet To Support Weight of Cocoon.3. Pulley & Counterweight System To Allow Cocoon

To Deflect and Conform To Load When Vacuum Is Applied.4. Front Flap, Zips Up On 2 Sides And Bottom

( Hermetic Zipper ).5. Fork lift Loading Typical Pallet Load.6. Protective Cover For Cocoon Floor.7. Vacuum Pump. V-HF (vacuum - hermetic humiga t i o n )

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Advantages of the Cocoon

No need for any toxic storage pesticides and fumigants.

“Green” product fits demands of organic growers.

Mobility: units can be assembled and disassembled

within minutes.

No need for any infrastructure.

Life span of over ten (10) years.

Completely gas and water tight; UV resistant.

Tested under all climatic conditions.

Rodent-resistant design.

Insects die due to lack of oxygen.

Inhibits growth of fungi, resulting aflatoxins.

Average CO2 and O2 concentrations (%)in the GrainPro Cocoon containing 10 tonnes ofwheat bags.

GrainPro Inc.

200 Baker Ave, Suite 309, Concord MA 01742, USATel.+1-978-371-7118 Fax +1-978-371-7411 sales@grainpro.com

Regional Office Asia/Africa , 3C Carmel Suites, 15 Chronicle St., WestTriangle,

Quezon City 1004, Philippines salesasia@grainpro.comTel.+63-2-4110330 / 4136003 Fax +63-2-3720612

13 month rice seed storage BRAC, 2003 Bangladesh

* Wheat in bags.

GrainPro Cocoons: Built on Time Tested Methods in the Fight Against Hunger. Hermetic storage hasbeen used for thousands of years. People sealed grains in under ground caverns or ceramic vesselswhich are still being discovered with the contents intact. Traditional methods of undergroundhermetic storage are used today in the drierregions of several African and Asian countries.Until now twentieth century attempts to advancehermetic storage failed because materials werenot UV protected, were insuff i c i e n t l yimpermeable to oxygen and carbon dioxide andalso because early designs were not based uponscientific entomology and field tests. Keyadvances that make GrainPro Cocoons a successare: (1) The advent of space age barrier plasticsand simple hermetic zippers; (2) Our scientificapproach to rigorous laboratory and field testing;(3) Our emphasis on simple, practical designsthat withstand adverse conditions.

Applications:

Storage of all types of grain in bags.

Storage of seeds (hermetic storage preserves germination potential for many months)

Storage of herbs, spices, beans, lentils, coffee, cocoa, dried fruits, flour.

Three Cocoon forms adapted for various applications: Organic Hermetic Storage, Gas

(CO2) Hermetic Fumigation (G-HF) and Vacuum Hermetic Fumigation (V-HF).

GRAINPROCOCOONSTM

200MT Hermetic Cocoon storing milled rice in the Philippineswith Grain Shade.

Storage of 150MT of corn in Kigali,Rwanda.

Grainpro Inc.

Regional Office Asia/Africa , 3C Carmel Suites, 15 Chronicle St., WestTriangle,

Quezon City 1004, Philippines salesasia@grainpro.comTel.+63-2-4110330 / 4136003 Fax +63-2-3720612

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