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Perceptiveness on the Enhanced Cold Storage Facilities


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1 Assistant Professor, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bangalore 560077, India
2 BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, India
 

There are tremendous changes in the demand of varieties of food, eating habits and the lifestyle. This change had an impact on the availability of cold chain. The cold chain facilitates the transportation and warehousing of the produce in refrigerated condition. Various produce that are perishable and seasonal to be made available for the consumers throughout the year is one of the aims of cold chain industry. There is a huge loss of agricultural products due to the lack of cold storage facilities. This study focuses to understand the means by which quality products without losing the freshness, genuine taste and appearance can be made available to consumers.

Keywords

Cold Storage, Chain, Agricultural Produce, Warehousing, Transportation.
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Authors

Sheeja Krishnakumar
Assistant Professor, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bangalore 560077, India
Rahul Krishnan
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, India

Abstract


There are tremendous changes in the demand of varieties of food, eating habits and the lifestyle. This change had an impact on the availability of cold chain. The cold chain facilitates the transportation and warehousing of the produce in refrigerated condition. Various produce that are perishable and seasonal to be made available for the consumers throughout the year is one of the aims of cold chain industry. There is a huge loss of agricultural products due to the lack of cold storage facilities. This study focuses to understand the means by which quality products without losing the freshness, genuine taste and appearance can be made available to consumers.

Keywords


Cold Storage, Chain, Agricultural Produce, Warehousing, Transportation.

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