| List of Tables | ||
| 1. | Table 1. | Types of characteristics of the Maize kernel |
| 2. | Table 2. | Area for maize, yield and production from 2000-2002 |
| 3. | Table 3. | The 20 largest maize producer 2000-2002 |
| 4. | Table 4. | Countries with highest rate of maize utilization kg/cap 1998-2002. |
| 5. | Table 5. | Countries where maize account for over 15 percent of the total calories intake 1999-2000. |
| 6. | Table 6. | Major countries exporter of maize 1999-2002. |
| 7. | Table 7. | Major importers countries of maize over 500 000 tons , 1999-2000. |
| 8. | Table 8. | Nutritive value of maize baby ear shoots and other salad vegetables |
| 9. | Table 9. | Particle size range and yield of dry-milled maize products |
| 10. | Table 10. | Maximum residue limits for pesticides in grains recommended by FAO/WHO codex alimentarius commission |
| 11. | Table 11. | Specifications for maize general characteristics |
| 12. | Table 12. | Specifications for maize schedule showing maximum tolerance limits |
| 13. | Table 13. | Maize, wheat and rice grain nutritional composition/100gr |
| 14. | Table 14. | Use of maize by region in tropical countries |
| 15. | Table 15. | Nutrients removed from the soil |
| 16. | Table 16. | percent of losses when maize crop is harvested at various stages beyond maturity |
| 17. | Table 17. | Comparative guide for selecting on farm transport technology |
| 18. | Table 18. | Guideline to crib selection based on mean percent of relative humidity of the locality |
| 19. | Table 19. | Dimensions of the crib related to the volume of crop as a function of the width of the cribs |
| 20. | Table 20. | Cost of the silo |
| 21. | Table 21. | Summarised technical data on mechanically powered, plate, hammer and stone mills |
| 22. | Table 22. | Some properties of most important grain infesting insects |
| 23. | Table 23. | Residual spray recommended for store fabrics and their dossage rates (wettable and dispersible powdered) |
| 24. | Table 24. | Recommended insecticides and application rates on cob maize |
| 25. | Table 25. | Recommended rodenticides |
| 26. | Table 26. | Activities distribution during production and post harvest operations for maize |
| List of Figures | ||
| 1. | Fig. 1. | Teosintle (Zea mays ssp mexicana) |
| 2. | Fig. 2. | Maize plant and parts |
| 3. | Fig. 3. | Different types of maize cobs |
| 4. | Fig. 4. | The maize kernel and their parts |
| 5. | Fig. 5. | Estimation on maize use in developed and developing countries |
| 6. | Fig. 6. | What it is expected from 100 kg of maize |
| 7. | Fig. 7. | World Maize Production (1988-2002) |
| 8. | Fig. 8. | Manual maize grinder (Molcajete) |
| 9. | Fig. 9. | "Piedra de mano" or "metate"for grind maize |
| 10. | Fig. 10. | Hand grain milling |
| 11. | Fig. 11. | Wet-milling process flow diagram |
| 12. | Fig. 12. | The "matraca" planter with a seed and fertilizer deposit |
| 13. | Fig. 13. | Zero-tillage single planter with fertilizer attachment |
| 14. | Fig. 14. | Transport diagram for maize |
| 15. | Fig. 15. | Hand pushed car |
| 16. | Fig. 16. | Hand pulled car |
| 17. | Fig. 17. | Packed animal for on farm transport |
| 18. | Fig. 18. | Draught animal for sledges |
| 19. | Fig. 19. | Animal drawn carts |
| 20. | Fig. 20. | Drying on plastic sheets |
| 21. | Fig. 21. | Wire-mesh or reeds-mesh trays for drying maize cobs or grains |
| 22. | Fig. 22. | Circular and rectangular cribs |
| 23. | Fig. 23A. | Types of cribs for drying crops |
| 24. | Fig. 23B. | Types of cribs for drying crops |
| 25. | Fig. 24. | Rat guard structures |
| 26. | Fig. 25. | Main dimensions of cribs of various width |
| 27. | Fig. 26. | Floor of concrete for crop drying (Piso de secado) |
| 28. | Fig. 27. | Hand-held shellers |
| 29. | Fig. 28. | Chitetze and Atlas type maize rotary sheller respectively |
| 30. | Fig. 29. | Examples of free-standing manually operated maize shellers |
| 31. | Fig. 30. | Pedal-operated air screen grain cleaner |
| 32. | Fig. 31. | Short-term, season long and long term storage |
| 33. | Fig. 32. | Barriers to crop pest in storage |
| 34. | Fig. 33. | The household metallic silo for storage of grain |
| 35. | Fig. 34. | Typical design of a communal village store. |
| 36. | Fig. 35. | Scheme representation of a mechanical plate mill. |
| 37. | Fig. 36. | Schematic representation of a hammer mill. |
| 38. | Fig. 37. | Schematic representation of mechanical stone vertical mill. |
| 39. | Fig. 38. | The post harvest pipeline for maize. |
| 40. | Fig. 39. | Indicators of maize post harvest losses by segment at smallholder level |
| 41. | Fig. 40. | Cycle of life of a typical storage insect pest |
| 42. | Fig. 41-A. | Main insect pests of maize |
| 43. | Fig. 41-B. | Main insect pests of maize |
| 44. | Fig. 42. | Common species of rodents in storage. |
| 45. | Fig. 43. | Sale of maize, main activity done by women in Andean areas. |