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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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Prateek Trivedi 11 years 7 months ago

Remove all fruits and vegetables from the APMC list. Allow intra state transport of fruits and vegetables. Create a national mandi at Delhi. Allow private mandis at state to increase competition

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vinoth kumar 11 years 7 months ago

1. Make transportation easy. 2. Make Better and more Canning Centres. 3. Allow discounts for veg/fruit transportation. 4. Make a Good Mobile Trading App for veg/fruit so farmers can buy sell things online.

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lett haokip 11 years 7 months ago

3-PRONGED STRATEGY NEEDED. 1. FOCUS ON PRESERVATION & VALUE ADDITION TO FRUITS & VEGETABLES NEAREST TO RAW MATERIALS WHICH CAN GREATLY ENRICH FARMERS. 2. NEED TO DEVELOP EFFICIENT MACHINES THAT RUN ON BIO-POWER & SOLAR POWER FOR COLD STORAGE, PROCESSING & PACKAGING. 3. FAST & EFFICIENT TRANSPORT/MARKETING THAT BY-PASSES AGENTS & DIRECTLY CONNECT FARMERS & CONSUMERS. THIS ENSURES FARMERS GET GOOD PRICE & BUYERS PAY LESS. ALSO, GOODS REACH BUYERS IN 1-2 DAYS TIME & COLD STORAGE NOT REQUIRED.

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lett haokip 11 years 7 months ago

2-PRONGED STRATEGY NEEDED. 1. FOCUS ON PRESERVATION & VALUE ADDITION TO FRUITS & VEGETABLES NEAREST TO RAW MATERIALS SOURCE WHICH CAN GREATLY ENRICH FARMERS. YOU NEED TO DEVELOP EFFICIENT MACHINES THAT RUN ON BIO-POWER & SOLAR POWER FOR COLD STORAGE, PROCESSING & PACKAGING. 2. FAST & EFFICIENT MARKETING THAT BY-PASSES AGENTS TO DIRECTLY CONNECT FARMERS & CONSUMERS. THIS ENSURES THAT FARMERS GET GOOD PRICE & BUYERS PAY LESS. ALSO, GOODS REACH BUYERS IN 1-2 DAYS TIME & COLD STORAGE NOT REQUIRED.

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YADVENDRA YADAV 11 years 7 months ago

RACE2-INFINITY shall not be our Aim, Our Villages must be protected,Jt.Familiy culture culture shall be encouraged ---use of Oxen + rearing cows shall be encouraged-- Pass-on the financial benefit to farmers using Bullock Cart+ Animal Draft= giving Cow-Dung-Manure+ Bio Gas,Our Soil will loose fertility--without cowdungManure+ Joint Family culture is ending --Same must be re-established by Incometax Benefit & Financial benefit to Village HBL & use of tractors for farming shall be discouraged -

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rajkumar pandey 11 years 7 months ago

ENFORCEMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICE TAX FROM APRIL 2016, CREATION OF COMMON NATIONAL MARKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES, UNHINDERED FLOW OF ALL FOOD ITEMS FROM FARM ANYWHERE TO KITCHEN ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY BY DISMANTLING ALL BARRIERS/TOLL POSTS/BRIBERY CHECK POSTS OF POLICE/LOCAL BODIES/STATE TAX/CENTRAL TAX DEPARTMENTS, ASKING ALL INDIANS TO LEARN TO EAT CLIMATE RELATED VEGETABLE/FRUITS AND NOT FROZEN ITEMS PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT CLIMATE/WEATHER, CREATION OF NATIONAL CONSUMPTION DATA OF INDIANS

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KUSHAL BHARAT BAGADIA 11 years 7 months ago

A proper chain needs to be created.The chains can be set up by the Govt directly. Setting up the chains by Govt initiative would also give rise to employment opportunities.The Govt can later on set up the same under PPP model or privatise the same considering the future circumstances. Moreover, big business houses can also be encouraged to see the matter. Another option is to include the matter in CSR permitted activities under Schedule VII of companies Act.

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ICAR CIPHET 11 years 7 months ago

Quantitative harvest and post harvest losses at national level have been estimated for 45 major crop and livestock produce by All India Coordinated Research Project, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana. The study included 8 fruits and 8 vegetables, for which the losses ranged from to 5.8 to 18.1%. Post harvest losses in fruits and vegetables have been found to be the highest among the perishable commodities mainly due to improper handling and lack of information/facility for short-term storage. The data clear

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Amol Dixit 11 years 7 months ago

The direct selling of agriculture products by farmers is an ineffective scheme, coz the farmer should be back working in his fields. Also if this scheme is involved he would have to install another set up for the selling of products. Middle-men being the major problem in the present methodology, the products should be bought by the state and sold at specified mandis distributed across the districts. Local vendors may purchase from these locations and hence forth. Private storage may also be use

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SARANSH KANAUJIA 11 years 7 months ago

खेती के बाद सब्जियों व फलों के होने वाले नुकसान को बचाने के लिए सबसे जरुरी है, इनका समय पर मण्डियों में पहुंचना। इसके लिए ऐसी मण्डियों का विकास खेती के स्थान से निकट किया जाए। खाद्य प्रसंसकरण के लिए उद्योग इन खेतों के निकट लगाए जायें। सरकार किसानों व खरीददारों के बीच बिचैलियों को दूर करें। यदि जरुरी हो, तो सरकार बिचैलिये का काम करे। इसमें भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त व्यवस्था सबसे ज्यादा जरुरी है।

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