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 |
Source Title: | Data sourced from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |