Effective public procurement of food grains: A case of India under differential charges

Mahapatra, Maheswar Singha; Mahanty, Biswajit

doi:10.1016/j.cie.2021.107165

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“…In the literature, IoT technologies have been used in grain procurement [4,43] and grain distribution [44] in public centers. Ref.…”

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Efficient Paddy Grain Quality Assessment Approach Utilizing Affordable Sensors

Singh,

Raj,

Meghwar

et al. 2024

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Paddy (Oryza sativa) is one of the most consumed food grains in the world. The process from its sowing to consumption via harvesting, processing, storage and management require much effort and expertise. The grain quality of the product is heavily affected by the weather conditions, irrigation frequency, and many other factors. However, quality control is of immense importance, and thus, the evaluation of grain quality is necessary. Since it is necessary and arduous, we try to overcome the limitations and shortcomings of grain quality evaluation using image processing and machine learning (ML) techniques. Most existing methods are designed for rice grain quality assessment, noting that the key characteristics of paddy and rice are different. In addition, they have complex and expensive setups and utilize black-box ML models. To handle these issues, in this paper, we propose a reliable ML-based IoT paddy grain quality assessment system utilizing affordable sensors. It involves a specific data collection procedure followed by image processing with an ML-based model to predict the quality. Different explainable features are used for classifying the grain quality of paddy grain, like the shape, size, moisture, and maturity of the grain. The precision of the system was tested in real-world scenarios. To our knowledge, it is the first automated system to precisely provide an overall quality metric. The main feature of our system is its explainability in terms of utilized features and fuzzy rules, which increases the confidence and trustworthiness of the public toward its use. The grain variety used for experiments majorly belonged to the Indian Subcontinent, but it covered a significant variation in the shape and size of the grain.

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“…In the literature, IoT technologies have been used in grain procurement [4,43] and grain distribution [44] in public centers. Ref.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Efficient Paddy Grain Quality Assessment Approach Utilizing Affordable Sensors

Singh,

Raj,

Meghwar

et al. 2024

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“…The instability of climate and rainstorm makes the circumstance exceedingly terrible. A few significant issues related to the FGSM, for example, inefficient procurement and distribution process (Das et al., 2021; Mahapatra & Mahanty, 2021), shortages of store‐rooms, inappropriate planning and coordination, spillages and wrong aeration strategy, are explored by different researchers in their investigations (Spiess et al., 2013; Balaji & Arshinder, 2016; Gunasekera et al., 2017). Several studies have also reported carelessness to safe and scientific rehearses brought about excessive damage to food (Bohtan et al., 2017; Mangla et al., 2021).…”

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Analysing the challenges to sustainable food grain storage management: a path to food security in emerging nations

Das

Barve

Sahu

et al. 2023

Int J of Food Sci Tech

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SummaryFood security is a critical concern for emerging nations, where agriculture is a vital source of livelihood for a significant proportion of the population. However, ineffective food grain storage management (FGSM) poses a substantial threat to food security, resulting in significant post‐harvest loss (PHL). This research aims to identify and analyse the challenges to sustainable FGSM in emerging nations, with a specific focus on India using Total Interpretive Structural Modelling (TISM) and Matrice d'Impacts Croisés Multiplication Appliquée á un Classement (MICMAC) analysis. The study identifies 15 critical challenges after doing a thorough literature review, consulting with industry experts, and a dedicated questionnaire survey. The study finds that inadequate government policies and a lack of commitment from the top management are the major challenges to sustainable FGSM. The combination of the qualitative and quantitative model provides a comprehensive understanding of the identified factors and their interrelationships, offering a logical framework to support decision‐making and encourage sustainability. This paper contributes to the broader debate on sustainable food production and consumption by highlighting the importance of sustainable FGSM in emerging nations.

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Importance of Equitable Public Procurement of Food Grains in India for Sustainability

Mahapatra

Mahanty

2023

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Effective public procurement of food grains: A case of India under differential charges

Cited by 3 publications

References 40 publications

Efficient Paddy Grain Quality Assessment Approach Utilizing Affordable Sensors

Efficient Paddy Grain Quality Assessment Approach Utilizing Affordable Sensors

Analysing the challenges to sustainable food grain storage management: a path to food security in emerging nations

Importance of Equitable Public Procurement of Food Grains in India for Sustainability

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