residue limit, and withholding period in grain storage. It delved into the origin of synthetic pesticide and its introduction … consumers of grain and grain products. Furthermore, it dwelt on the activities of Nigerian stored Products Research Institute …

First things first-contrary to popular opinion, the main reason farmers and grain traders use futures markets is not to … little use to farmers and grain traders and has the potential to yield negative economic consequences. Minimum variance … cannot be (adequately) covered. It is therefore not surprising that farmers and grain traders do not actually use MVH. On a …

Consumption smoothing and temporal price arbitrage are the two main economic motives for grain storage in semi …-subsistence economies. Nonetheless, little has been documented on the determinants of households' grain storage behavior. Using a rich panel … grain for consumption and/or for the market. We found that grain storage is mainly determined by climatic factors …

rice and corn is not practiced. Key recommendations of the study include strict enforcement of grain grades and standards …