Learn More About GMB Services
The Board has 89 depots, twelve of which are equipped with silos for grain storage, spread through out the country with suitable storage facilities. All products handled by the Board can be accepted at any of the depots.
Grain Marketing Board offers silo plant refurbishment through its qualified technical personnel. The technical personnel have a wide range of experience in grain handling machinery. They also offer recommendations for modifications of assemblies and machinery to achieve high productivity and plant availability. Additionally, they are capable of executing modifications and complex plant installations to the design specifications. For plant efficiency, availability, and effective plant utilization, please contact us.
The Grain Marketing Board offers fumigation services to clients as a commercial service. The primary purpose of fumigation is to control insects, their eggs, larvae, and pupae in stored produce. Since fumigants are highly toxic to mammals, they also have a beneficial effect on rodents. However, this also means that fumigants are extremely toxic to humans, so fumigation can only be carried out by well-trained staff. When applied correctly, fumigants are highly effective. The small gas molecules easily penetrate large stacks and reach individual grains, effectively killing all stages of pest development.
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) stores and distributes farming inputs through various Government Supported Inputs Distribution programs. Current programs include the Presidential Well-wishers Inputs Program, which targets vulnerable groups, and the Command Agriculture Inputs Program, run under the CBZ Agro Yield Inputs Program. Farming inputs, such as seeds, basal, and top-dressing fertilizers, are distributed through GMB depots nationwide.
More on Silo Maintenance
PLANT INSPECTIONS
The technical department, through its highly qualified and experienced personnel, offers plant inspections before plant shutdown maintenance. A comprehensive report of required spares, estimated cost, and estimated time to execute the works can be compiled.
ELEVATORS
The technical staff inspects the transmission belt and elevator buckets. If needed, buckets and belts are replaced. The bearings can be lubricated or replaced depending on their condition. Worn-out elevator casing, gearbox, and electric motors can be reconditioned or serviced depending on their condition.
Bagging Off Plant
Scales are reconditioned and calibrated to comply with trade measures.
PLANT MACHINERY
Conveyor Belts and Chains. We refurbish conveyors, which include the replacement of worn-out rollers and bearings, and the reconditioning of the gearbox. We also replace worn-out conveyor belts and chains.
GRAIN CLEANERS
During shutdown maintenance, we recondition grain cleaner sieves, eccentric bearings, feed rolls, and related chutes.
