Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, has said that 12 to 16 million tons of foodgrains is lost every year in India and highlighted the need for adopting latest technologies for protecting grain such as wheat, paddy/rice, maize, etc., from being damaged by pests.
She was speaking after inaugurating a two-day stakeholders workshop on grain storage and pest management organised in collaboration with UPL Ltd., Mumbai, by CSIR- CFTRI, Mysuru, here recently. Around 80 participants, including farmers, grain storage and other industry personnel, research scholars and professionals attended.
Dr. Singh released a compendium on ‘Biology of stored product insects and their management’.
