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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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CHANDRAKANT SARMANDAL 11 years 10 months ago

GLOBAL TENDERS MAY BE FLOATED(BY NDDB OR ANY SUCH AGENCY) WITH LOAN FROM WORLD BANK OR ANY SUCH AGENCY-IF AT ALL REQUIRED-TO SET UP A MEGA FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DRYING PLANT(OR SEVERAL SMALLER PLANTS) IN INDIA... IT WILL CATALISE THE IMPORTANT AIM OF REDUCING THE HUGE POST HARVEST LOSSES.FARMERS WILL ALSO BECOME PRO-ACTIVE.IT HAS THE SUCCESS POTENTIAL LIKE THAT IN THE CASE OF. MILK(OPERATION FLOOD) OR THE "GREEN REVOLUTION".OR THE SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION.IT CAN BE AREAL BOOST TO THE AGRI. SECT.

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AKHIL MAHESHWARI 11 years 10 months ago

1. Get food processing industries near to the place of fruit or vegetable avaibility 2. special / subsidized and tax and permit / licencse free transportation sys with special cold chain and containers for faster movement of Vvfmcg 3. add incentive to packng industry. 4. mass level education to grower of fruit and vegetable so as to rotate their output at interval of time and when the demand exceed produce 5.education abt green house production sys so as to grow the crop round the year

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Niharika Dangudubiyyam 11 years 10 months ago

India needs cold storage facilities, India is a nation with 60% of population depending on agriculture. In India 40% of the food produce goes to rot because we lack the basic minimum infrastructure to supply the food grains from Point of Produce to Point of consumption, which is further worsened by the transport system of the country. at this time of emergency, insted of pouring money into research of high yelidiing varities, India should invest in building new cold storage facilities.

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Sagar Deshpande 11 years 10 months ago

Minimize transportation time and create network of off-the -grid cold storage facilities. Storage can be low temp above freezing, not necessarily frozen storage

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K AJIT 11 years 10 months ago

Mr. Prime Minister, we need to work in the field of crop research to produce high quality crops in the first instance to make it lasting one and this would be the only lasting solution. For the present we need to encourage private people help in collection, storage and safe transportation.

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Sukhchain Goyal 11 years 10 months ago

Honourable PM Sh. Narendra Modi Ji Sir, I would like to say that you are doing a commendable work. I laud your efforts. I would like to say that to truly realise the dream of SWACHH BHARAT ban on POLYBAGS should be implied on mass level. Thanking You

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Muringatheri Ramaiyer Latha 11 years 10 months ago

Biological preservation and value addition in a way healthy for human consumption without addition of chemical preservatives can be adopted.we are all vegetarians and fruitarians but we consume more carbohydrates and lose our health.One serving with cereals and two servings with fruits and vegetables will lead to more consumption and lesser storage period.even cold storage will not be good for health as is said with refrigerated items

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JAIRAJ MISHRA 11 years 10 months ago

Construction of permanent Ware houses,Cold Storage Plants at village level or at least 1 for 4-5 villages, Good Transportation facility to nearby markets, strengthening of Co-Operative movement, sanction of loan at subsidies rate of interest to co-operative societies for purchase of cold storage vans/construction of cold storage units & establishment of juice industries. Create awareness among people to drink/eat fruits like milk.Strong Co-Operative movement like AMUL,attractive insurance scheme

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Utpal Makwana 11 years 10 months ago

- Education of farmers about care during/after harvesting and preservation techniques - Availability of markets in the proximity of production. - Better roads and efficient transportation system - smooth chain of farmer - distributor - consumer with minimum traders in between. - Improve quality and self-life of perishable foods with help of biotechnology

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