Market Survey Cum Detailed Techno Economic Feasibility Report On Cold Storage

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India is the largest producer of fruits and second largestproducer of vegetables in the world. Fruits & vegetables, being perishablein nature require certain techniques of preservation for retaining thefreshness intact and making them an acceptable item even after few days ofripening. It also facilitates the farmer to realize a better price instead ofselling the product at a throw away price due to the perish ability. Thisnecessity as evolved a new concept of storing these items at below or just abovesub-zero temperatures known as cold storage. Introduction of Cold storage/ Coldroom facility will help them in removing the risk of distress sale andsimultaneously will ensure better returns. The annual production of fruits andvegetables in the country accounts for 18 to 20% of our agriculture output.Varied agro climatic conditions and better availability of scientific packageof practices,there is a vast scope for increasing the production. 

Cold Storage is a special kind of room, the temperature ofwhich is kept very low with the help of machines and precision instruments.India is having a unique geographical position and a wide range of soil, thusproducing variety of fruits and vegetables like apples, grapes, oranges,potatoes, chillies, ginger, etc. Marine products are also being produced inlarge quantities due to large coastal areas. As per 2008-09 figures, Indiaproduces around 215 Million Tons of Fruits and Vegetables, 3 Billion Tons ofMarine Products, 109 Million Tons of Milk, 56 Billion Eggs and 38 Million Tonsof Meat per annum. Commercially apples, potatoes, oranges, etc are stored onlarge scale in the cold storages. Other important costly raw materials like dryfruits, chemicals, essences and processed foods like fruit juice/pulp,concentrate dairy products, frozen meat,fish and eggs are also stored in coldstorages to regulate marketing channels of these products. Therefore, it is agood project for entrepreneurs to invest.

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