Module 5A: Logistics, Transport & Storage — Overview

🎬 Title:
👉 “How Agro Products Move: From Farm to Market Safely”

🎯 Objective

By the end of this video, learners will:

1. Know the main modes of agro transport — Road, Rail, Sea, Air
2. Understand when each is used and why
3. Learn what kind of containers, wagons, and vehicles are used
4. Know the basic storage options after transport

1️⃣ Overview: How Agro Goods Move (0:00 – 1:00)

“Every agro product — from turmeric to cardamom — travels through a logistics chain.
It might go by truck to a warehouse, by train to a port, by ship overseas, or even by air for express delivery.”

💡 Visual: Flow animation — Farm → Truck → Rail → Ship → Buyer.

2️⃣ Modes of Transport (1:00 – 3:00)

“There are four main transport modes for agro trade — each has its own use case.”

✅ Action: Choose one product and match it with the best transport mode.

3️⃣ Containers, Wagons & Vehicles (3:00 – 4:00)

“Each mode uses different carriers to keep goods safe and efficient.”

• Road: Open trucks, covered trucks, and refrigerated trucks for perishables.
• Rail: Covered wagons (BCN), high-capacity BOXN for dry goods, refrigerated rail containers for perishables.
• Sea: Standard 20ft & 40ft containers, reefers (temperature-controlled), bulk carriers for grains.
• Air: Cargo planes use Unit Load Devices (ULDs) — specialized containers for fragile or fresh produce.

💡 Visual: Icons or short clips of each transport type.

4️⃣ Storage Options (4:00 – 5:30)

“Once goods reach the destination, storage matters as much as transport.”

• Cold Storage: For perishable goods (spices, fruits, seeds)
• Dry Warehouses: For grains, pulses, turmeric
• Controlled Humidity Rooms: For moisture-sensitive products like cardamom
• Transit Warehousing: Short-term holding during multi-step transport

✅ Action:
List which type of storage suits your main product.

5️⃣ Summary (5:30 – 6:00)

“Choosing the right mode and storage is what separates a smooth trade from a loss.
In the next videos — Modules 5B to 5E — we’ll go deeper into each mode.”

📚 Coming Next

💡 Teaching Tip:
Keep it short, visual, and real — show actual examples like “turmeric by rail” vs “cardamom by air.”

✅ Ready for Upload:
Save as /pages/phase1/module5a.mdx.
Sub-modules (5B–5E) will follow this same format for depth on each transport system.