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Post Harvest Management (PHM) is crucial for enhancing the shelf life and quality of fruits and vegetables, which are vital for human nutrition. In India, significant losses of 20-30% of horticultural produce occur due to inadequate handling and storage, amounting to substantial economic losses. Effective PHM practices can increase food supply, generate employment, add value, boost exports, and promote rural industrialization.

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Post Harvest Management (PHM) is crucial for enhancing the shelf life and quality of fruits and vegetables, which are vital for human nutrition. In India, significant losses of 20-30% of horticultural produce occur due to inadequate handling and storage, amounting to substantial economic losses. Effective PHM practices can increase food supply, generate employment, add value, boost exports, and promote rural industrialization.

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SCOPE & IMPORTANCE OF POST

HARVEST MANAGEMENT OF FRUITS


AND VEGETABLES
Dr. Gitanjali Behera
Introduction:
• Fruits and vegetables are an important supplement to the human diet as they provide
the essential minerals, vitamins and fibre required for maintaining health.
• In India, the total fruits and vegetable production is about 137 million tonnes per year
i.e. 46 MT fruits and 92 MT vegetables.
• The varied agro climatic conditions available in our country make it possible for us to
produce several types of tropical, subtropical and temperate fruits and vegetables.
• It has been variously estimated that 20 to 30% of the horticultural produce is lost
before consumption which accounts for Rs. 5000 crores because of poor harvesting,
handling, storage, transportation and marketing practices.
Introduction:
• The fruits and vegetables are highly perishable commodities and the ambient high
temperature obtained in the tropical country like ours makes them more susceptible for
decay and rotting.

• Both respiratory and transpiratory rates are proportional to temperature, increases and
so that the produce quickly dries, wilts and spoils unless properly preserved.

• Two approaches are possible for solving this problem. One is the creation / expansion
of cold storage facilities in the fruit and vegetable producing regions themselves.

• Another approach is to process the fruits and vegetables into various products which
could be preserved for a long time and add to the value of the product.
Post Harvest Management (PHM)
 Post Harvest Management (PHM) can be defined as methods
and techniques applied to increase the shelf life and retain
quality of fresh or processed horticultural produce.
Post Harvest Loses
Different practices in PHM
Scope of PHM
1. Increases food supply
2. Employment generation
3. Value addition
4. Export Earning
5. Rural Industrialization
1. Increase food supply
Increases food supply with Nutritional Security
2. Employment generation
3. Value addition
4. Export Earning
5. Rural Industrialization
Beneficial to producers and consumers
Thank you

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