date:Jan 05, 2013
s high production levels as a result.
The annual post-harvest loss in perishable fruits and vegetables is estimated to be around 80,000 crores of Indian rupees ($16.8bn; 10.4bn).
Even though the CII is confident, farmers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the largest banana growing area in the country, are very sceptical about the entire plan and its chances of succeeding.
We have a bitter experience in the case of exporting mango pulp to many countries and the CII never came to our