Postcosecha maize silos, Central America
More than 170‘000 silos have been sold by over 600 “artesanos“. The silos avoid losses of over 10‘000 tons of grain per year and generate savings (avoided losses and gains from price fluctuations) of more than 6 million dollars per year. A family with a silo has 61 kilograms more maize to eat, and the gains from price fluctuations allow for a payback period of less than a year.