date:Apr 08, 2013
emicals like calcium carbide, which are hazardous to the human body. It focussed on how to curb such harmful practices. It was suggested that farmers and sellers use ethylene to ripen the fruit instead.
Ganesh Kulkarni, chief executive officer, Greentech India Ltd a key speaker at the workshop said, More than 95 per cent of the fruit sold in local markets are artificially ripened and may take a toll on the health of the consumers. The compound calcium carbide is used to ripen huge quantities