State of Agriculture: Farm Infrastructure

Who maintains data on Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses and cold storage?

Data for major crops and commodities are maintained by autonomous institutions under the Ministry of Food Processing and Ministry of Agriculture. The latest data was released in 2015


What are the different components of a cold storage unit?

Integrated pack houses: Modern integrated pack-house with facilities for conveyer belt system for sorting and grading, washing, drying and weighing of products


Reefer trucks: Refrigerated vehicles designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures


Cold stores: Large refrigerated rooms used for preserving food at very low temperatures


Ripening chambers: Rooms that are used to ripen fruits (banana, papaya etc) and vegetables (tomatoes, green chillies etc)

Sources

All India cold-chain infrastructure capacity assessment of status & gap 2015

Report on Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and Commodities in India-2015
All India cold-chain infrastructure capacity assessment of status & gap 2015