Technologies

Agricultural Sciences

Title:

A thin film with grape infused to reduce the grape pomace wastage and helps in keeping food items fresh longer.

Area:

Agricultural Sciences

Focus Area:

Waste to Value

Status:

Proof of Concept established

Social Benefits:

Usable Fruits and Vegetables ending up in landfills due to surplus unsold inventory, cosmetic based buying pattern from retailers and lack of an organized market for grade 2/3 imperfect fresh produce. The fact is that overall, 13,300 Crore Worth Fruits and Vegetables gets wasted which is approximately 20-30% of whole produce across the value chain. Around 5-10% of produce is wasted as it moves along each tier of the supply chain, from farmers to the retailers

Developing Agency:

Supriya Bharte, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Technology Readiness Index:

TRL 3

Brief Description

Description :

This helps in reducing the grape pomace wastage and helps in keeping food items fresh longer.

Related Technologies