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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
Product code: 4-28-5PK

Price

$22.00/ Each

4-28-5PK

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**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amount (plus any materials and handling fees) that The Education Store incurs. Please proceed with ONE of the following options. Orders will not be shipped until the shipping is paid in full.

  1. Proceed to order (minus shipping), and someone will reach out to collect the additional shipping amount.
  2. Email the office to receive a quote – edustore@purdue.edu. Please include: PRODUCT CODE, QUANTITY, NAME, EMAIL, PHONE, SHIPPING ADDRESS, AND PAYMENT METHOD.

For orders outside of the US, please visit this website. If your country is not listed, please contact PICSinfo@purdue.edu.

The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags are a simple and cost-effective way of storing grain and seed without using chemicals to control insect pests. The PICS bag are 50kg. A PICS bag has three layers -- two liners fitted inside a woven sack. PICS enables farmers to store a variety of legume and cereal crops for more than one year after harvest. The PICS technology is helping to improve food security and increase income of millions of smallholder farmers in Africa and beyond. This PICS Video shows how to use the bags for grain storage.

This item is also available in a 20 pack, 50 pack, and 100 pack.

The following publications are also available as free downloads:

Stored Grain: A Guide on the Use of PICs Bags for Grain Storage

Stored Grain: Using and Recycling Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bags

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bag: Size Matters!

Stored Grain: Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) Technology

Produced

3/17/2017

Author

Carole Braund

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