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How to reduce post-harvest losses in supply chain of fruits & vegetables?

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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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

The higher consumption of fruits/vegetables end users like residential organization, residential institutions, residential establishments’ noon meals centers, hotels, social welfare organization, all types of shopkeepers etc. shall get a chance to enroll their name as buyer in the software and avail the direct purchasing facility thro this system will help lot of ways to them. Submitted for your kind perusal. Arun Kaliappan

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

For the transports of these vegetables/fruits for the above said helping centers shall be under the scope of common facility management. The above system will help in lot of ways to the formers and the buyers for the fair business and the end users also will get satisfy for this system. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

6. Even after the above system of sales, if the vegetables/fruits are found unmoved, the same shall be offered either by the facility management or by the formers before it gets decompose to the helping centers like rehabilitation centers, charities, school noon meals, temples, orphans carrying centers, blind ,deaf and dump carrying centers, govt. hospitals etc.. either by free of cost or by very less price. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

They consume the vegetables consistently. They will make use of the above system because now, the costs of the vegetable expense are too high at their present purchase. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

5. Now it is the duty of the facility management should take this system to reach formers and the publics properly. Sir, if we go far the above system, we will get significant improvement in the sales of the vegetables also. If we see the major end user of the vegetables are the institutions and the hotels especially having residential facilities. They consume the vegetables consistently. They will make use of the above system because now, the costs of the vegetable expense are too high at their

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

The details of the auction sales and the availability of the vegetables and relevant information about the auction sale should be uploaded in the software and the same should be made readily available at any time for the verification. The storing of vegetables at the facility will be @ former wise. In which the former should book in advance and should pay for the usage of separate storage facility The facility control system will be as per my suggestion stated above for the on line marketing..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

The confirmed booking of vegetables/fruits shall be transferred to the buyer’s spot either thro their own vehicle or thro the vehicle organized by the facility management. The supply chain management system shall be same as said by me in above. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

This will help to avoid decomposing of the vegetables/fruits for certain period. The auction sale shall be taken place at this facility. Accordingly, the formers shall be advised to bring the non moving vegetables/fruits immediately to the facility for the auction sale. The auction sale shall be taken place either on daily basis or with time interval. The facility expenses shall be collected from the former as well as from the buyer. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

4. Then we take the auction sale of the vegetable/fruits, if suppose, if the vegetables/fruits are found not booked thro this software system, then the auction sale shall be carried out under the control of the above said common facility. In which, the common facility should construct a cool storing facility of the vegetables/fruits at all the metro cities of the district. contd..

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Arun Kaliappan 11 years 7 months ago

In case, either the former side or the buyer’s side if any continues default is found at their proceedings, the enrollment of either former or buyer in this system shall be cancelled immediately by the management of common facility. For all the discrepancies between the former and the buyer, the appellate authority will be common administrative facility at their respective district only. contd..

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