Corn storage and income in the agricultural association 27 de Junio of the Parish of La América

Abstract

Farmers face different levels of poverty, so they look for alternatives that make it possible to optimize their economic income, optimizing the productivity of corn cultivation through sustainable agronomic and post-harvest practices, giving added value to their products through drying and processing of corn, with the purpose of obtaining high quality grain and, in an associative manner, improving marketing channels to clients who offer higher prices and a fair weight. Corn farmers manage post-harvest activity poorly (they store in barns, sheds, jute bags) which cause losses between 10 and 15% of the stored grain due to damage caused by rodents, weevils, and fungi. To avoid losses and quality, it must be preserved as much as possible and it is necessary to have appropriate methods and technologies. Given this reality, it is necessary to increase corn productivity by reducing post-harvest losses to improve the family income of producers, requiring the identification of alternatives to increase their economic income, with the implementation of storage alternatives that allow grains to be preserved for a long time and prevent the attack of various Furthermore, if the grains have been dried properly (less than 14% humidity), pests play an important role, ensuring family nutrition, also so that farmers can regularize the marketing of their corn surpluses and have access to markets in favorable moments. It is proposed to consider the methods: scientific, descriptive, exploratory, analytical and bibliographic for the research.

Keywords: Poverty, productivity, loss, grains, storage.