Many African countries are facing severe challenges in grain storage and transportation. Some rely heavily on grain imports, but due to outdated storage systems, they're trapped in a vicious cycle of imports, high losses, and subsequent shortages. FAO data shows that post-harvest losses in Sub-Saharan Africa cost the economy up to $4 billion annually. Aging storage facilities, outdated technology, and imperfect management systems lead to significant grain losses during storage and transportation. Modernizing storage infrastructure has become an urgent need for African countries.
Pictured: 4x10,000-ton corn silo project in the Philippines undertaken by SRON
Pictured: The Central Grain Reserve Suileng Direct Depot Renovation Project undertaken by SRON
Pictured: Mongolian flour silo project undertaken by SRON
Industry Pain Points and SRON Solutions
Green and Intelligent Grain Storage Monitoring: SRON utilizes an intelligent grain condition monitoring system for real-time monitoring of grain storage conditions. It intelligently adjusts the temperature and humidity of grain storage to precisely maintain optimal conditions and safeguard grain quality. Through intelligent control and efficient grain cooling technology, the system maintains a stable temperature below 25°C in the granary, fundamentally suppressing pest growth and mold. For abnormal grain conditions that may harbor insect eggs, green controlled atmosphere pest control technology is employed to thoroughly eliminate pests while preventing the release of toxic and harmful substances, ensuring comprehensive food safety and personnel health.
Integrated application of new energy technologies: To address the challenges of power shortages and high energy consumption in grain storage and transportation equipment in Africa, SRON has innovatively introduced solar technology. Photovoltaic panels are installed on silo roofs and sunny facades. These panels effectively block direct sunlight to suppress rising grain temperatures while converting sunlight into clean electricity to power key temperature-control equipment such as grain chillers and air conditioners. This creates an integrated energy-shading, power generation, and temperature control model, significantly reducing energy consumption and operating costs.
Comprehensive response to high wear and severe corrosion: Faced with complex and harsh environments such as high temperature, dust, heavy load, high salt and high humidity, SRON provides customized solutions covering transportation and protection: In the transportation link, the low chain speed design (0.35-0.5m/s, 0.45m/s is preferred for rice) is equipped with a self-weight wear-resistant cleaning device and a residual material circulation system to significantly reduce grain breakage and residue; in terms of equipment protection, a variety of chain options are provided, such as welded bent plate chain (wear-resistant and anti-adhesion), die-forged chain (impact-resistant and heavy-load-resistant), etc., combined with split sprockets to simplify maintenance, and special anti-corrosion measures are implemented according to the environment, including hot-dip galvanizing of large equipment (zinc layer thickness of up to 600g/㎡) and environmentally friendly plastic spraying of complex components (coating of 80-120μm), which comprehensively improves equipment durability and reduces maintenance costs and frequency, especially suitable for areas with weak technical support such as Africa.
As an EPC general contractor for grain and bulk material storage and transportation, SRON consistently focuses on food supply chain security and promotes the application of efficient, green, and modern grain storage technologies.SRON's business spans over 40 countries and regions, including projects such as a 10,000-ton corn silo in the Philippines and flour silos in Mongolia, both of which have been highly recognized by clients. In the future, SRON looks forward to introducing more grain storage and transportation solutions to Africa, contributing to improving local food security.
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