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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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Sweta Rath 11 years 6 months ago

1. One should try to avoid transportation losses by special transport for food. Since this is not an easy task, I suggest that we should have a central location in every district where the food will first travel. This network can be first started on an experimental basis and if successful can be implemented. 2. We must find innovative ways to use rotten food products. For example, we can set up fertiliser plants where these can be used. 3. Certainly a better cold storage network is neede.

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SUMANT PRASAD 11 years 6 months ago

हमारे परिवार के सभी सदस्यों एवं स्नेहीजनों को मकर संक्रांति की शुभकामनायें.... ज़िंदगी में बार बार सहारा नही मिलता, बार बार कोई प्यार से प्यारा नही मिलता, है जो पास उसे संभाल के रखना, खो कर वो फिर कभी दुबारा नही मिलता…

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ashok prabhu 11 years 6 months ago

1. Setting up cold storage systems in every district / taluk 2. use road/ rail / airways for efficient movement of fruits and vegetables. 3. Make laws user friendly for movement of fruits and veg. to neighbouring states. 4. Day to day Prices of Veg. and fruits across the country on website/ portal so that farmers are accessed to the info.

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Amod Krishnan 11 years 6 months ago

Should make a centralized state wise Fruits/Vegetable corner , Which should be linked with a centralized system, which can make the supply according to the demand in Different state. and FIFO method of transferring the product in Harvest centers which should be in region Wise.

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Pushpendra saran 11 years 6 months ago

Pese vale log Amir log. High school me padte ha. Kya koi gareb pad shakta ha. . . Ni pad pata ha. Unke pas pese ni hote ha. Mera khna ha k govt eese high school open kare jisme pese valo se pese lekar unko padaya jave . Or gareeb ko free me . Mera matlab pese vale logo k pese se he gareeb ko bb padaya jave . Vese b high school vale .pese valo se pese lekar aache siksha dekar baki j pese apne pocket me he rkte ha. Pr high level ki govt school me eesa n hokar gareeb ko padaya jayega high level me.

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krishnakanth bavandala 11 years 6 months ago

Fruits and vegetables are perishable in nature. Road connectivity and vehicles play a key role in transferring the produce from harvest areas to food processing industries. Cold storage with state of the art infrastructure is to developed for storage of produce. Farmers should be made as stakeholders in food processing units so as to incentivise and motivate. Govt with road, train authorities has to sign MOUs so that speedy transportation of produce from harvest to processing units.

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ARUL PRABAKARAN 11 years 6 months ago

it is the fact that there was a lot of wastage of fruits and vegetable in our country. here i suggested two methods as 1.transferring method connect a linkage to these supply chain to government owned institution like school(mid day meals),jails,old aged house etc. 2.Investment in food processing technology It should be participation of local people, provision to "SELF HELP GROUP GROUPS' i am a true village man.please implement above methods to achieve our inclusive growth

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Kalpajit Banik 11 years 6 months ago

Develop Food Park in every state and manufacture Canned Foods from the excess harvest. And export the same. There is huge demand for it abroad. A section of the excess harvest can be used to provide food to the less fortunates in areas of flood, drought around the world. Although it will not yield money, it will yield blessing for our motherland

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SUCHITRA RAGHAVACHARI 11 years 6 months ago

Sir, 1.dedicated networked links should be available for small farmers to off load their produce at profit without middlemen 2.Newer varieties withstanding climatic variations should be researched 3.Availability of cold storage facilities should be increased 4. More private participation in cold chain should be encouraged in outlying areas, easy access for marginal farmers 5.Food processing included as vocational training in rural schools / women SHG's 6.Cottage industries encouraged via KVIB

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vinay saini 11 years 6 months ago

Sir plz apoint a officer in every village for collection the electricity bill in 3 times duty in a village. Like sichai vibhag . I think so not pending collection in sichai vibhag Like electricity pending bill in rural arra

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