India is one of the most important fruits and vegetables producingcountries of
the world. Diverse climatically zones make the countryamply suitable for
cultivation of almost all varieties of fruitsand vegetables-over 40 types of
vegetables and 30 types of fruits.It is reported that more than 30-35% of the
total fruits and around20-25% of the total vegetables produced are lost due to
poorpost-harvest practices. Herein, post-harvest management technologyoffers
promising option for increasing production of vegetables andfruits quantity-wise
and also in maintaining quality of theproducts. Post-harvest management involves
all the activities thatoccur after production or harvesting of commodities,
includingprocurement, removal of field heat, sorting, grading,
packaging,storage, transportation, primary and secondary processing andmarketing
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