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SMART INNOVATIVE STORAGE
OF WHEAT
IN HORIZONTAL SILOS
2nd MedSpring brokerage and venturing event on innovation 25-26/2/2015
BY
Dr. Amr M. Helal
CEO- International Trade and Marketing
Egypt, World Largest Wheat Importer
Losses wheat more than 20 % (LE 2 B.) due to improper storage
ITM run demo trial of 2000 MT wheat storage for 7 months with no fumigation and less than 0.5 % weight loss
Horizontal silos is a good solution said Supplies Minister, Dr. Khalid Hanafy
(http://www.masress.com/ahram/1312213)
UN calls for better grain storage
to reduce Africa’s post-harvest losses
• 31 May 2011 – Large amounts of food in sub-Saharan Africa goes to waste as a result of inappropriate storage,
• http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38548#.VKVVCNFWFdg
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Egypt, the land of opportunity for
Wheat storage business
Annual Production of wheat 8 Million tons
The storage capacity is only 3.4 Million
Same problem exists in most African and
Asian countries.
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Wheat storage Vertical Silos Versus
Horizontal Silos
• Pakistan
• Review of the wheat sector
• and grain storage issues • prepared under the FAO/World Bank Cooperative Programme
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ITM- Entrepreneur ship in Egypt
• ITM is the first to introduce horizontal silos storage system,
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQcbZpcyBE
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Demo Storage of 2000 tons
in Governmental site (2014)
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Developed Technology
Recognition and Appreciation
• This came at a meeting of ministers of Scientific Research and Supply and Military Production as well as ASRT Chainman
• http://www.ahram.org.eg/NewsQ/312213.aspx 8
INNOVATION
• - Bilateral Technological Cooperation Project
• Certification and Monitoring by CDTI (Spain)
- ITM- SOTRAFA, S.A. (SPAIN)
- New antifungal multilayer film for storage
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WHY EGYPT
Wheat storage capacity shortage > 5 Mi. Tons
Needed capacity for corn; local 1 Mi tons,
Imported> 2 Mi.
National Plans to cultivate >2 Mi acres of grains
, mainly grains 2015-2018).
The multilayer bags developed by ITM projects
will solve conventional sites storage.
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WHY US
THACO SILO for Grains
Newly Established Egyptian Company
•Team Key Members
Mr. Khider El Sayed: Founder a MD of Red Camel Project in Sudan (site capacity 500000 Tons)
Mr. Ian Metheral: Founder of Silo Bag Australia with similar projects in 5 countries.
Dr. Amr Helal: Silo bag storage entrepreneur in Egypt.
Dr. Mohamed El Kholy (Prof. Grain Storage) 11
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WHY
We are Here
• Looking for
- Networking in the grains supply
- Interested capable partners
- R&D innovation in the multilayer
film production
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• International Trade and Marketing
• Contact Details
• Address : 24 Abo El Mahassin El-Shazely, Giza POC 12411 Egypt
• Tel: (202) 33458525 - 3045736
• Fax: (202) 33045736
• Email: [email protected]
• Skype: dr.helal
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• Save what you have
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• before
• producing what to save
• Thanks
• Amr Helal
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