Horticultural Crop Processing Division ICAR-Central Institute of Postharvest Engineering and Technology, Abohar-152 116, Punjab, India
Online published on 6 October, 2018.
India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world with huge postharvest losses. One of the reasons for postharvest losses is inappropriate infrastructure for storage. Storage of fruits and vegetables becomes essential step to make them available during off season and also to control glut situations in the market. Appropriate storage structures like evaporative cooling chambers (ECC) for safe storage of horticultural crops become essential for regular supply of commodities.
Storage structures, Low cost, Fruits, Vegetables, Handling
