Indian Journal of Entomology
Open Access
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue: special

Wanted: sustainable storage solutions for indian agriculture

1Head South Asia, Chairman & Managing Director, BASF India Ltd., ASI BIL, Plot no.37, Chandivali Farm Road, Chandivali, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400072, India

2Agriculture Products Team, BASF India Ltd., ASI BIL, Plot no.37, Chandivali Farm Road, Chandivali, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400072, India

3Communications, BASF India Ltd., ASI BIL, Plot no.37, Chandivali Farm Road, Chandivali, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400072, India

*Email: raman.ramachandran@basf.com

Online published on 20 May, 2016.

Abstract

Food wastage in India due to inadequate storage infrastructure, insufficient supply chain and poor packaging stands at a whopping Rs. 920 billion today. While some efforts are being made by the government to combat this wastage, what will really make the difference is sustainable agricultural storage innovations, through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). At BASF, we bring our 150 years of expertise and core focus on innovation together, to address some of the pressing challenges in this space.

Keywords

Storage solutions, public private partnerships, storage innovations, poligen, pyractostrobin, ecoflex, pigment, polyurethane, insecticidal net, latex