Children in the
village of Krausirpi in Honduras are benefitting from rice that was not treated
with any harmful chemicals thanks to Ultra Hermetic™ and patented GrainPro® Cocoons™.
The Cocoons were delivered on March 2017 and are currently protecting food
crops against insects and fungal growth.
The
United Nations’ World Food Programme partnered with GrainPro to store rice as
part of a feeding program aimed at local school children.
The Cocoons were delivered to the beautiful La Moskitia region – a large
wetlands area in Honduras considered by many as the “Amazon” of Central America
– using dugout canoes.
Preserving
highly nutritious stocks of staple grains is a serious problem for the locals
due to it’s location and the atmospheric conditions in the region. To safely
preserve the shelf life and protect staple crops against infestation and fungal
contamination, new storage methods – such as the Cocoon – are immediately
needed to make an immediate impact.
The Cocoon is a
hermetic storage container that comes in various capacities of 5MT to 1050MT.
It is made from flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with gastight and watertight properties
to prevent the exchange of air and moisture. It effectively preserves and
extends the shelf life of dried agricultural commodities using inert gases such
as carbon dioxide to kill all insects. This means that the stored food crops
won’t have any residues of harmful chemical fumigants.
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