Traditional methods of food grains preservation and storage in Nigeria and India

Adesina, Jacobs Mobolade; Nameirakpam, Bunindro; Sahoo, Dinabandhu; Rajashekar, Yallappa

doi:10.1016/j.aoas.2019.12.003

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“…The second, related, topic concerns the social organization of grain storage. By exploring these topics for Middle Chalcolithic Barcın Höyük, we add to several studies that have been conducted in recent years on storage practices in early agricultural societies in Anatolia (Bogaard et al 2009;Cappers 2008;Çaylı, Demirtaş, and Gülçur 2020;Roodenberg 2012) and contribute to a growing topic of research in archaeology more generally (Jiménez-Jáimez and Suárez-Padilla 2019; Prats, Antolín, and Alonso 2020a, 2020b; Rocek 2020), as well as in contemporary agronomic studies that investigate how traditional, low-cost storage strategies can help ensure food security under changing climatic conditions (Abdalla et al 2002;Mobolade et al 2019).…”

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Voluminous Evidence for an Elusive Period: Storage Pits and Surplus from Middle Chalcolithic Anatolia

Gerritsen

2021

Journal of Field Archaeology

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Voluminous Evidence for an Elusive Period: Storage Pits and Surplus from Middle Chalcolithic Anatolia

Gerritsen

2021

Journal of Field Archaeology

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“…The vessel widens from the base until the mid-point and then narrows to the top, very similar to our reconstruction of Feature 6 at NEG II. The domed shape and the plastered walls of pits dug in the ground allow grains to be stored undamaged for many years in a cool and relatively airtight environment (Mobolade et al, 2019).…”

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Tomorrow’s mundane is today’s extraordinary: A case study of a plastered installation during Neolithization

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Friesem

2020

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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For reconstructing past human ways of life we study mundane remains, but in order to detect special worldviews and behaviors we endeavor to observe the extraordinary embedded in those remains. There are many ways to define the ‘extraordinary’. Here we center on early occurrences of phenomena that later become mundane, rendering them ‘extraordinary’ through being rare compared to later frequent appearances. This study explores such extraordinary phenomena with relation to the processes of Neolithization in the Southern Levant, focusing on a round plastered installation (Feature 6) that was unearthed in the Late Natufian village of Nahal Ein Gev II (ca. 12,000 calBP). To investigate the feature’s function, we conducted a micro-geoarcheological analysis of the walls and fill to understand its use and formation processes, using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and micromorphology. Our results show that the walls were not exposed to elevated temperatures and that the interior of the installation was filled with mixed sediments. We therefore rule out the use of the feature as a cooking installation or a kiln. The interior mixed assemblage indicates secondary infilling after the feature was no longer in use for its initial purpose, thus challenging the identification of its original function. To date, there are no parallels for such lime and clay plastered installations in the Natufian culture. Yet, this type of feature becomes increasingly common with the advance of Neolithization where such features served as storage installations, integral to the farming way of life. We conclude that Feature 6 in NEG II is ‘extraordinary’ in the context of the Late Natufian, heralding the development of clay lined storage installations. We argue that this example of ‘extraordinary’ within the long process of Neolithization in the Near East helps to illuminate the gradual process of cultural innovation in which new features appear at first as extraordinary phenomena which later will become mundane.

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“…When cultivating periods come, people will take some for seed based on the size of grain and amount of grain in one panicle. These storage structures are comparatively cheap, eco-friendly, and impart high shelf life to the stored commodities (Mobolade et al, 2019). The structure of seed storage can impact the quality of seed.…”

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Local Knowledge of Cipatat Kolot on the Climate Adaptation: Seed, Organic Fertilizer, and Harvest Processing

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Climate change is characterized by several elements, namely unpredictable rainy and dry seasons, floods and unpredictable droughts. This study aims to determine the indigenous peoples’ local wisdom in adapting to climate change, which includes screening process of local paddy seeds, the use of organic fertilizers, and traditional harvest management strategies. The method used in this research is the qualitative research method combined with the ethnographic approach. This method is applied based on the consideration that the topic of this research is related to the culture and social of indigenous peoples. The data was collected by means of in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. Informants were selected by using the purposive sampling technique. The results were scrutinized carefully by means of the triangulation process. The results of the study show the facts that the way indigenous peoples deal with climate change is by physically and physiologically selecting seeds and storing seeds for three months so that the seeds will grow stronger. In addition, they only selects paddies that has reached a full state of growth, that is mature to avoid going rotten even though the climate change occurs. Then, they have the traditional rice dryers to get rice dried, thereby enabling those to be more climate-resistant. They also use the organic fertilizer to reduce the production of emissions as a cause of global climate change. Perubahan iklim dapat diamati mulai dari musim penghujan dan musim kering yang tidak menentu, bencana banjir, dan kekeringan yang sulit untuk diprediksi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kearifan lokal pada masyarakat adat dalam beradaptasi terhadap perubahan iklim mulai dari seleksi benih padi lokal, penggunaan pupuk organik, dan manajemen panen secara tradisional. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan etnografi. Metode ini diterapkan karena penelitian berkaitan dengan budaya dan sosial masyarakat adat. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Pemilihan informan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Kemudian, hasil pengumpulan data diteliti dengan cermat melalui triangulasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat adat mengatasi perubahan iklim dengan melakukan seleksi benih secara fisik dan fisiologi dan menyimpan benih sampai dengan 3 bulan agar benih kuat dalam pertumbuhannya. Disamping itu, petani adat harus memanen padi matang sehingga padi tidak mengalami pembusukan meskipun terjadi perubahan iklim. Kemudian, masyarakat menggunakan mengelola hasil panen dengan alat pengering padi tradisional sehingga hasil panen padi lebih tahan iklim. Setelah itu, masyarakat adat menggunakan pupuk organik sebagai cara untuk memperkecil produksi emisi sebagai penyebab perubahan iklim secara global.

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Traditional methods of food grains preservation and storage in Nigeria and India

Cited by 83 publications

References 17 publications

Voluminous Evidence for an Elusive Period: Storage Pits and Surplus from Middle Chalcolithic Anatolia

Voluminous Evidence for an Elusive Period: Storage Pits and Surplus from Middle Chalcolithic Anatolia

Tomorrow’s mundane is today’s extraordinary: A case study of a plastered installation during Neolithization

Local Knowledge of Cipatat Kolot on the Climate Adaptation: Seed, Organic Fertilizer, and Harvest Processing

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