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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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venkatesh b 11 years 6 months ago

In today's market all kinds are being used to make from raw fruit to fruit, where ever possible they want to make money by selling the same in the market. If we do not use any kind of chemical to make it fruit after harvesting, by natural methods it takes 15 days to make raw fruit into full fruit. my suggestion there should be ban in the market for chemicals and should not be available in open market and to every one. By naturals methods fruits or vegetables will last for long to supply the same to consumers.

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janveer singh 11 years 6 months ago

district level facilty to store products with internet connection with other districts looking at demand of products for local and export so that product can be utilized before decaying ie a "demand and supply web ' can be created to minimize loss of product which perishes due to non utilisation

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janveer singh 11 years 6 months ago

specially designed trucks that is with regrigeration etc can be manufactured. and last point proper storage facility for products before exporting or utilizing for local demands. there can be various other point but main point is....reducing time travel of product with packaging

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janveer singh 11 years 6 months ago

and most impotant is fast circulation of vehicles carrying perishable fruits and vegetable by providing "green pass" for hassle free movement throughout country bcoz less time product are in vehicles means more chances of fruits to reach in good condition to customer

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janveer singh 11 years 6 months ago

1.proper packaging with anti fungal and anti bacterial precaution 2.minimizing wastage of fruits and vegetable in field on site 3.educating farmers and buyers about latest ways of avoiding wastage 4.persishable products are more sensitive so there time taken to reach from field to customer should be decreased by managed logistic 5. minimizing wastage at markets and mandis 6. use of mew packing material and technique for increasing decay time 7. surplus food and vegetable should be exported

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prashant soni 11 years 6 months ago

It it's very simple convert spoiled vegetable to manure and use in increasing productivity

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Appaso Dhulaj 11 years 6 months ago

1) first form growers associations like pomogranate growers association so that they are not exploited by the middlemens 2 ) assess forward linkage to the finished products 3) grading and online bidding with web camera and video conferencing on the basis of the quality so that producers get best rates ,5) set up small processing plants by forming small units of the producers 6 ) role of government should be like catalysts. 7) Agmark grading should be more simpler and transperent

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Himanshu Arora 11 years 6 months ago

Give the issue to food department of every state and send the surplus production to needy states.

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roopa channagiri 11 years 6 months ago

Sir, obviously it requires some investment for constructing food processing units across all the districts of India. A farmer is paid very low and customers suffers hike in price of food products. The dallal people in between gain lots of profit.vegetables get spoiled for many reasons like farmer is waiting for a good demand,improper transport facility, unhygienic marketing space and no shadow, no proper containers, stamping. so,bridge this gap.

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rishi shukla 11 years 6 months ago

उपभोक्ताओं व कृषी उत्पादकों की बीच की कडियों को अगर कम कर दिया जाय तो इस बरबादी को कुछ हद तक रोका जा सकता है

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