Share

Recommended by the IIR

Cold storage in India for small farmers - current status and challenges.

Number: 2519

Author(s) : TIWARI A., HARISCHANDER H., RANE M.

Summary

India ranks 2nd in fruits and vegetable production in the world. It produces more than 100 x 106 metric tonne (MT) of fruits and 200 x 106 MT of vegetables. Despite high levels of food production, India ranks only 101th out of 116 countries on the 2021 Global Hunger Index. Since fruits & vegetables are perishable, their magnitude of loss is estimated at 35% to 40% in India resulting in a financial loss of 1,160.1 x 109 INR (15.2 x 109 USD). The deterioration in the quality of produce after harvest is the result of physical, biochemical, physiological, and biological processes. The rates of which are influenced primarily by product temperature and relative humidity (rh) in the vicinity, which can be controlled by using cold storage (CS) technologies. The current cost of grid-powered micro cold stores is in the range of 2.5 x 105 INR/TR (3,227.3 USD/TR), which is very high and not affordable for small farmers.
The manuscript presents a review of the commercial CS available in India, its technologies, cost, and problems associated with its uses, particularly from a marginalized farmer’s point of view. The renewable energy-based micro CSs installations, their advantages, and disadvantages are also discussed. Possible solutions for addressing the challenges in the CS sector are also addressed. The manuscript also discusses the various Government of India schemes for promoting CS in India.

Available documents

Format PDF

Pages: 10 p.

Available

Free

Download

Details

  • Original title: Cold storage in India for small farmers - current status and challenges.
  • Record ID : 30030761
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: 2022 Purdue Conferences. 19th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
  • Publication date: 2022

Links


See other articles from the proceedings (224)
See the conference proceedings

Indexing