What is Airtight Hermetic Storage?What is Airtight Hermetic Storage?A Modern “Green” solution to Safe Storage Up to One YearA Modern “Green” solution to Safe Storage Up to One Year

Low O2 / high CO2 environment kills living insects & suppresses new development without pesticides

Gas-tight storage Facility (1-2% Oxygen)(vs. the usual 25% losses!)

Prevents growth of mold producing aflatoxins (decreasing vulnerability to cancer & HIV)

Prevents increase in Free Fatty Acids (FFAs)

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Corn in SGBsCorn in SGBsManju Khanal is a member of a small farmer cooperative

She stores corn in SGBs (SuperGrainbags™) in Mulpani

Village, Nepal.

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Nepalese Small Farmer Stores Her CornNepalese Small Farmer Stores Her CornCOOPS & SMALL FARMERSCOOPS & SMALL FARMERS

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Long Term Green Coffee StorageLong Term Green Coffee StorageMonte de Oro Cooperative, Costa RicaMonte de Oro Cooperative, Costa Rica

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WAREHOUSES & WAREHOUSES & LARGE OUTDOOR STORESLARGE OUTDOOR STORES

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Large Scale Hermetic StorageLarge Scale Hermetic Storage

Loading Corn in a Cocoon-Rwanda Seed storage in Rwanda

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Indoor or OutdoorIndoor or Outdoor

PROCESSORS & EXPORTERSPROCESSORS & EXPORTERSTranSafeliner™ for Intercontinental Shipments - GuatemalaTranSafeliner™ for Intercontinental Shipments - Guatemala

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Loading a TranSafeliner™ (TSL™)

AMERICAS - Through WFP-P4PAMERICAS - Through WFP-P4PGuatemala Small FarmerGuatemala Small Farmer

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Storage of Maize - 1 Tonne GrainSafes™

Private / Public PartnershipPrivate / Public PartnershipKenya GrainKeep™ Center in 2011Kenya GrainKeep™ Center in 2011KPMC / USAID / GrainPro ProjectKPMC / USAID / GrainPro Project

Key Components:Key Components:Cocoons Cocoons for Crops / Seeds * Collapsible Dryer Case™ (CDC™)for Crops / Seeds * Collapsible Dryer Case™ (CDC™)

Small Office / Test Lab * Test EquipmentSmall Office / Test Lab * Test EquipmentShed-Shelling / Bagging / CleaningShed-Shelling / Bagging / Cleaning

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