English language

Home | MyGov

Accessibility

Accessibility Tools

Color Adjustment

Text Size

Navigation Adjustment

Screen Reader iconScreen Reader

Open Forum

Sort By :

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)

Submission Closed

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.

See Details Hide Details

All Comments

Reset

Showing 1736 Submission(s)

ramprasad gn 11 years 6 months ago

I was working in TCS chennai and got transferred to cochin last year. As the transfer process was very quick, I did not get enough time to sell my motor bike, and I took my bike to Kerala. When I approached one RTO office in Kerala to change my Vehicle registration, they asked me to go back to chennai and get the NOC from there. I tried doing it though my friend in chennai, but couldn't get it done. Why can't we bring a centralized system to achieve this ??

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

Dignesh Gujarathi 11 years 6 months ago

Make a fast track system or chain that connects every village(Farmers) to nearest city (Market) in low cost by using Gov transport like train. If Gov give a warehouses or place for maintain and store it properly and facility to supply it where it is needed,Than its makes low loss and if in this process wastage come out than it use for the organic farming.

Like (1)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Deepak Jacob 11 years 6 months ago

Make it mandatory for all fruit and vegetable shops to have freezers and give loans for that or the government should start cold storage facilities in fruit and vegetable markets and provide lease facilities for wholesalers.

Like (1)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

Nitin Mittal 11 years 6 months ago

Allow companies to procure farm produce directly from farmers thereby removing middlemen in the process. These companies in turn will have to manage storage / transportation as loss will be theirs if they don't do so. This will eliminate need of govt. interference which is marked by lethargy & corruption. Government need to ease farm land acquisition as private companies would require it for constructing storage facilities in remote locations.

Like (1)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

jonish kumar 11 years 6 months ago

if a person wants to open storage home or cold stores, govt must provide loan facilities n other facilities in order to have a large stock available. In india, the production is enough but wastage due to storage is one of the problem .first this has been solved. after that govt.must regulates the minimum prices given to farmers for their products .and also there r mini stores near vegetable markets. Also it must have good transportation facilities so that wastage during transport should b minimm

Like (1)

Dislike (1)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

jonish kumar 11 years 6 months ago

The first aim of a govt is to focus on inventory of these fruits n vegetables so that govt.has great stocks of these especially focus on the stock of fruits , onion potatoes ,tomatoes wheat etc. so that govt.can regulates the prices of these items during on season as well as off season. and perfect prices are given to farmers during production. To have control over prices first govt.has to open large no. Of storage houses cold stores etcwith full facilities of protection all over india.

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

sivakumar ponnambalam 11 years 6 months ago

There are number of things can be done. 1. Regulate transportation cost for commercial vehicles used for transportation and the fuel cost. This is indirect impact 2. Establish markets with cooler facilities locally. 3. Provide cooler vans for transportation 4. Provide real time weather information. This can be done through PPP by fitting weather prediction equipments and receive accurate weather data by fitting TAMDAR equipment. 5. Combine the minimum employment program with village farmer

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

shyam sundar R 11 years 6 months ago

Farmers who harvest Fruits & Vegetables expect at least a marginal profit,if not more.However,profits are eaten by middlemen such as agents.Proper Transportation, reasonable Price,avoidance of middlemen, will make sure that these products reach to the people & do not go waste.a single window type system wherein all these produce are bought at a reasonable price make framers happy.people will also get fruits & vegetables at a reasonable price.Local authorities should enforce such strict procedure

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

Sounak Chakravarty 11 years 6 months ago

First and foremost we should have Area Specific real time data of the produce. A community of 500 farmers, Fruits and vegetable producing farmers, should be given loan to develop small scale cold storage and packaging facility at their vicinity. Such that they can store their produce and sell when required.

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam

Comments (1)

puneet seth 11 years 6 months ago

I think Village Panchayat can make a big difference in this. They have to make a centralized distribution process for their respective villages but it should not be necessary for them

Like (0)

Dislike (0)

Report Spam