Storing seeds the SACLOB way

By Jet Hermida on Oct 31, 2008 in Farm Technology, News Clippings

ImageFarmFriday brings us this ingenious seed storage techniques from our friends over at Philrice.

SACLOB comes from the Filipino word saklob which means “cover”. True to its name, SACLOB shields stored seeds from pest infestation.

In their paper, Orge and coworker Engr. John Eric Abon described SACLOB as a hermetic or airtight seed storage enclosure made of tarpaulin sheets. The 2004 design had top and bottom parts joined together at the seams using a fold-hold-seal mechanism to close.

click to read more about the SACLOB seed storage technique

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