Balamurugan, T (2018) AGRO WASTES AND EFFECTIVE AGRO WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN INDIA. GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS, 7 (5). pp. 67-69. ISSN 2277 - 8160

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Abstract

About 72 percent of the fruit and vegetable production in India goes waste because of lack of proper retailing and
adequate storage capacity, an agriculture ministry official said here on Monday. The production of vegetables in
India is next only to China. The vegetable and fruit production contributes more than 30 percent of the agriculture GDP. The crop diversication has led to rise in horticulture production, which has reached 185.2 billion tonnes last year. But the real challenge starts after the production. More than 72 percent of the vegetable and fruits are wasted in the absence of proper retailing. The sector is constrained by widespread fragmentation in the supply chain, low productivity levels, and huge post harvest losses
arising out of inadequate storage, cold chain and transport infrastructure, logistics and supply chain management. Only organised and traditional retailing will ultimately drive the growth of the fruits and vegetable sector in the country. Despite different types of fruits and vegetables grown, India's export of agricultural and food products was only 1.4 percent of the total global trade. Hence a study is made to find out the effective waste management practices followed in India

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: WASTE, AGRO WASTE, AGRICULTURAL WASTE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Commerce
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2022 04:22
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2022 06:02
URI: http://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/725

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