• Kengar Prasad Vijay
• Prof. M.S. Joshi

In Production of fruits, India stands first and in vegetables stands second having 10 and 15 percent of total global production. India have a strong and dynamic food processing sector playing a vital role in diversifying the agricultural sector, improving value addition opportunities and creating surplus food for agro-food products. Presently, approximately 2.2 per cent of fruits and vegetables are processed, even as the country ranks second in the world in terms of production. This is comparatively low when compared to other countries like Brazil (30 per cent), USA (70 per cent) and Malaysia (82 per cent). Wastage of fruits and vegetables due to poor post-harvest management and lack of cold chain facilities have been estimated to cost up to Rs 500 billion annually. The country also experiences wide fluctuations in prices of horticultural produce, particularly potatoes and onions. The cold storages will help boost exports of agricultural and allied produce, marine produce etc.

Food processing, agro food products, horticulture.

"Low temperature methods for food preservation. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 1, page no.60-65, January-2015, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1501010.pdf

"Low temperature methods for food preservation. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 1, page no. pp60-65, January-2015, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1501010.pdf