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Food Cold Chain Management: An Indian Perspective

Food Cold Chain Management: An Indian Perspective

Rajneesh Mahajan, Suresh Garg, P. B. Sharma
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466697959|ISBN10: 1466697954|EISBN13: 9781466697966
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9.ch013
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Mahajan, Rajneesh, et al. "Food Cold Chain Management: An Indian Perspective." Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets, edited by Ashish Dwivedi, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 187-202. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9.ch013

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Mahajan, R., Garg, S., & Sharma, P. B. (2016). Food Cold Chain Management: An Indian Perspective. In A. Dwivedi (Ed.), Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets (pp. 187-202). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9.ch013

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Mahajan, Rajneesh, Suresh Garg, and P. B. Sharma. "Food Cold Chain Management: An Indian Perspective." In Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets, edited by Ashish Dwivedi, 187-202. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9.ch013

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Abstract

Food cold chain management (FCCM) is a specialized kind of supply chain supported by the two different technologies first, refrigeration and second information technology. The refrigeration equipments like cold storages and cold storing devices. They can keep the food quality cum safety intact and enhance food items shelf life. The information technology enables the tracking and tracing through data loggers etc. Despite the huge fresh produce availability in India, food inflation and food security issues are major concerns for policy makers. The food wastage in India is close to US$ 8309 million annually (US$ 60.17) due to lack of processing and cold storage facilities. The aim of this paper is to discuss status of food cold storage in India. The chapter is based on extensive review of existing literature, studying novel cold storage status and presenting benefits of cold storage. The outcome of research will be that FCCM can play vital role in supplying quality, safe food products and instrumental in reduction of food wastages.

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