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

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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SHOURYA DIXIT
SHOURYA DIXIT 11 years 8 months ago
Providing logostic support to farmers may be an alternative where farm produce is bought in the village itself and optimum price may be given to the farmers, It will help both ways, farmers will save on the transportation costs and also less wastage of farm produce due to lack of storage space in the village.
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SHOURYA DIXIT
SHOURYA DIXIT 11 years 8 months ago
merely building storage houses won't serve the cause, the onus should also be on the development of infrastructure so that the losses that occur en-route to mandis, of the farmer of small unconnected villages may be reduced.
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PRK RAJU
PRK RAJU 11 years 8 months ago
Create Cold Storage where there is surplus availability based on statistics. Best option is bulk consumers like Special Police, Diffence, Army, Navy , Airforce instead of making storage facilities in their canteens, make it at the places where the vegetables and fruits are harvested. These Cold storage to be maintained by the concerned departments. Farmers will supply to the Bases and surplus they sell out side. This will save the user and the Farmer.
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satya verma
satya verma 11 years 8 months ago
All builders on way to creating concrete jungles, but no one to build storage houses for crops. Only need is to provide last mile storage space at all villages of the country. Most wastage is from the KHET TO KHLIHAN. Hence there is need to develop Miniature small sized harvestors which can be assembled in fields and be powered by small electrical motors or engines. All process need to be completed in the fields.Maximum loses are in smaller fields hece smaller lowcost machines needed
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Sagar Gosai
Sagar Gosai 11 years 8 months ago
Mene 3saal pahle getco me apprentice kiya tha. Pura karne ke baad aapki sarkaar ne rules change kardiye. Mere jese kamse kam 60000 apprentice bethe he. Jinhe job milne ki koi garrenty nahi.
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DR NURUL ISLAM
DR NURUL ISLAM 11 years 8 months ago
Fruit & Vegetable processing units at every block of a district may be installed as per the availability of raw material in the locality..value added product produced hygienically as per GMP may be consumed locally and may be exported giving brand name.
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