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How to reduce post-harvest losses in supply chain of fruits & vegetables?

Start Date :

Jan 01, 2015

Last Date :

Feb 02, 2015

04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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India is the World’s second largest producer of Fruits & Vegetables. However, the processing of perishable products in our country is very low, in comparison to the ...

India is the World’s second largest producer of Fruits & Vegetables. However, the processing of perishable products in our country is very low, in comparison to the developed countries or developing countries like China, Brazil, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc. One of the main constraints in the growth of processing of fruits & vegetables in the country is non-availability of modern and suitable infrastructure with efficient supply Chain. Consequently, there is very high level of wastage of the fruits & vegetables in the country resulting in the farmer not getting adequate remuneration for his yield. A study conducted by Central Institute of Post Harvesting Engineering Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, an ICAR institute, reveals that wastage in various agricultural crops in the country range from 6-18% and the highest loss has been shown in fruits and vegetables.

Ministry of Food processing Industries invites views/ suggestions for reduction of these losses.

Last date for sending your suggestions is 1st February 2015.

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ramesh gupta 11 years 8 months ago

The Expenditure Tax will automatically encourage Austerity Drive and check Inflation. "REPLACE INCOME TAX BY EXPENDITURE TAX" is the only MANTRA or "Magic Lamp" to control Inflation.

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SHIVASHANKAR K 11 years 8 months ago

Service Tax exemption limit may be incresed to Rs.25 Lakhs& thereby allow SME & service provider to earn & declare higher income & therby increase the per capita income other wise service tax is a burden on such people.If people declare higher income direct tax collection will go up.Taxing (Service Tax)on the gross income of small service prividers eats away major portion of their income hence the suggession alternatively slab rate may be insrted for service tax say 5% upto 50 Lakhs & hierrate

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ramesh gupta 11 years 8 months ago

Even Historically, Income Tax is a stigma on Indians. Income Tax, in the form of legislation was imposed upon Indians for the first time in 1860 by Sir James Wilson and it is on record that it was imposed on Indians to recover financial losses caused to then Indian Government run by East India Company due to "Mutiny" in 1857, Obviously to punish Indians for participating and supporting the "Mutiny". When Income Tax is abolished, no one will need to deposit his Income in Swiss Banks, Indian wealt

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Anil N V 11 years 8 months ago

I suggest we should look at having a single emergency number for ease of use and avoid confusion as its been successfully been at use in the USA (911), UK (999) etc. Currently with our numbers like Police (100), Fire (101) etc we may have to get in touch with the respective department as per the issue.

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Biswajit Prusty 11 years 8 months ago

There are different consultancies in every city who are cheating the migrant students from village. They are charging money that they will give jobs in different corporates.After some months they change their addresses and shift to other area.They don't have any registration process from Govt of India.

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Biswajit Prusty 11 years 8 months ago

In every 5 to 10 kms the govt should build go downs or cold storage with the help of PPP.The farmers can directly stock their products here.The govt authorities should connect to this area to major transportation route like railway station,major bus station.Regular seminars will be undertaken by agriculture scientists with the help of village community addressing the issues.

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Naveen D R 11 years 8 months ago

I have one suggestion that we grow according to our soil suitable vegies in all part of the country, we should plan and govt should take initiative to collect all veg & Frutis and distribute part of country as required by this type we can control price raise, wastage and post harvest... we need to plan that with in day everything has to distribute across the country... we have good transportation no doubts at all.

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