Value Addition and Processing of Vegetables
Sakshi Singh*
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Sudha Singh
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Deepak Sharma
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Rajender Kumar
Dept. of Horticulture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (263 145), India
T. Ilakiya
Dept. of Vegetable Science, TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Post-harvest losses, Processing, Value addition, Vegetable
Abstract
India is bestowed with diverse agroclimatic zones which permit the cultivation of wide variety of horticultural crops growing over different regions of the country. India ranks second next to China, in terms of fruits and vegetable production. But with the rising population, India still lags behind to combat the food security concerns. Every year, enormous volume of food is wasted owing to post-harvest damages. Post-harvest losses accounts for approximately 20-50% in developing countries and 10-15% in developed countries. Therefore, instead of raising production to combat hunger and poverty and improve standards of living and food security, decreasing post-harvest losses is the need of the hour for greater sustainability.
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