date:Sep 14, 2012
o improper handling practices, marketing, and storage problems around 20-25% fruit and vegetable are spoilt in various stages.
Fruits and vegetables are living commodities as they respire. Hence, proper post-harvest management handling and processing are required in horticulture crops.
A variety of fresh fruits and vegetables in India can be made available in plenty due to favourable agro-climatic situations. Hence there is no dearth of raw material for processing.
The product profile being d