{"id":855,"date":"2018-01-11T06:46:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T06:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/blog\/?p=855"},"modified":"2021-08-23T07:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T07:11:36","slug":"problems-high-moisture-paddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/blog\/problems-high-moisture-paddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems in High Moisture Paddy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rice is perhaps the grain that has been cultivated for a very long time. It is occupying approximately 9% of the total arable land. It is the second cereal in significance for the human diet, after wheat. It is at present the food base of a two-third population of the world.<\/p>\n<p>It is well known that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/blog\/paddy-drying-process-in-rice-mills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>paddy drying<\/strong><\/a> is essential for its safe storage. You can expect a <em>better storability of the paddy<\/em> if the moisture content is within safe limits. As a rule of thumb, 1 % decrease in the moisture content of the grain doubles the storage life. But drying of paddy is not easy. The high humidity is a serious factor obstructing appropriate drying and storage of grains.<\/p>\n<p>A certain level of moisture content should be maintained in rice and this depends on the time for which it is going to be stored.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18% for 2 weeks<\/li>\n<li>14% or less a month<\/li>\n<li>13% or less for 8-12 months<\/li>\n<li>9% or less for long-term storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>There are many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowledgebank.irri.org\/step-by-step-production\/postharvest\/drying\/drying-basics\/drying-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">processes of drying<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Field drying:<\/strong>\u00a0It is done in a field after cutting rice panicles in fields and then stacking them into piles and racks. It is most primitive of them all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sun drying:<\/strong>\u00a0This labor-intensive method is preferred by small farmers. This is inexpensive way of drying paddy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>In-store drying:<\/strong>\u00a0Paddy is dried during storage by controlling the level of humidity in the air. It is a slow process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Batch dryer:<\/strong>\u00a0It may lead to uneven drying and usually used by farmers and rice millers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/blog\/customized-silos-for-effective-storage-of-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storage of high moisture grain<\/a> is a grave problem farmer facing. <strong>Traditional methods of sun drying<\/strong> are still in practice but have sure disadvantages such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unreliability<\/li>\n<li>uncontrolled heating of grains<\/li>\n<li>thermal stresses leading to grain fissures<\/li>\n<li>vulnerability to infestation in open<\/li>\n<li>Losses due to birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use of <strong>mechanical paddy drying<\/strong> offers a number of advantages over old-school methods and some of the benefits are as follows \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sustaining the quality of paddy<\/li>\n<li>Safe drying even during rain and at night<\/li>\n<li>Convenient control of drying parameters<\/li>\n<li>Significant saving on the labor cost<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For the best drying, you must take advantage of the technology. You must go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>best paddy drying providers<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. <strong>Nextech Solutions<\/strong> have experts which provide complete solutions related to rice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-enquire-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextechagrisolutions.com\/contact-us\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Enquire Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rice is perhaps the grain that has been cultivated for a very long time. It is occupying approximately 9% of the total arable land. It is the second cereal in significance for the human diet, after wheat. 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