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CrossTree Blog: January 2016
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Frequently Asked Questions on AICIC Study. 8220;All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity” (AICIC. Assessment of Status and Gap. The NCCD-NABCONS Study (AICIC) has covered cold storage needs for horticulture produce only and not for processed food products. Therefore, the findings are grossly underestimated? Links to this post. Labels: Cold chain research. Market Connectivity is Key to Reduce Food Loss. Links to this post.
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CrossTree Blog: Stop Food Loss to Counter Climate Change
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Stop Food Loss to Counter Climate Change. Artificial refrigerant gases cause global warming. and so do gases from wasted food. In Europe alone, reports indicate that almost 50% of their food chain refrigeration is using such gases with a thousand times higher global warming potential (GWP) than CO2. Ammonia on the other hand, extensively used in India, has zero GWP. We need to keep in mind that India is the largest producer o...
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CrossTree Blog: December 2015
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Perspective on India's Cold-chain. India has developed an enviable capacity in the cold storage format across the country. As per the 2014 report of IARW. Links to this post. Perspective on Indias Cold-chain. Decisions, decisions.Pack-house play. A modern pack-house is the initiator of the cold-chain for fruits and vegetables, and a cold store the midway platform. A pack-house is ef. Cold-chain Investment requirements (India).
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CrossTree Blog: May 2016
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Doubling of Farmers' Income. Value Realisation is directly linked to market connectivity, waste occurs when connections fail. Revenue is a synonym for income, whereas profits mean net income. Profits, in simple terms, means the income or revenue that remains after all expenses. Increase in Farm Yields is not always Revenue Generating. Links to this post. Doubling of Farmers Income. Decisions, decisions.Pack-house play. India ...
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CrossTree Blog: February 2015
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Pre-conditioning fresh farm produce. What the budget proposal means for cold-chain. . Union Budget of India 2015-16. Under the provisions in India’s Finance Act, in regards to service tax (. See Section 66D (d) (iii) of Chapter 5 of Finance Act 1994 and Chapter VA of Finance Act 2003. Processes carried out at an agricultural farm. 160;which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce. In all these sub...
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CrossTree Blog: July 2015
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Meeting the Global Food Crisis. There is a Food Crisis in our world - can it truly be met by sowing more crops, increasing farm level yields, to store that food in banks? These are among some topics I mooted when speaking on the subject at UKs House of Lords. There ought to be no doubt that there exists a global food crisis. 160; Why is it, the producing areas face more hunger? Meeting the Global Food Crisis. Perspective on I...
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CrossTree Blog: September 2016
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Stop Food Loss to Counter Climate Change. Artificial refrigerant gases cause global warming. and so do gases from wasted food. In Europe alone, reports indicate that almost 50% of their food chain refrigeration is using such gases with a thousand times higher global warming potential (GWP) than CO2. Ammonia on the other hand, extensively used in India, has zero GWP. Links to this post. High Technology in Agriculture. Enabling...
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CrossTree Blog: Frequently Asked Questions on AICIC Study
http://blog.crosstree.info/2016/01/frequently-asked-questions-on-aicic.html
Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Frequently Asked Questions on AICIC Study. 8220;All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity” (AICIC. Assessment of Status and Gap. The NCCD-NABCONS Study (AICIC) has covered cold storage needs for horticulture produce only and not for processed food products. Therefore, the findings are grossly underestimated? The AICIC study has not catered for milk distribution in the cold-chain. This is unlike in case of fresh produce, wh...
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CrossTree Blog: April 2015
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Cold-chain is about Speed! Frequently cold-supply-chain strategists are asked to help develop models for a laudable vision, one that envisions a revenue multiplier for farmers-producers. The El Niño effect results in not just a momentary peak in air temperatures, but higher than expected temperatures that can last for weeks! Preparing for hot temperature operations:. Cold-chain is about Speed! Cold-chain Investment requiremen...
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CrossTree Blog: Perspective on India's Cold-chain
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Food Loss, Policy, Strategy, Sustaining agriculture, Climate and anything else. Perspective on India's Cold-chain. India has developed an enviable capacity in the cold storage format across the country. As per the 2014 report of IARW. For the economic inclusion of our small holding base, their overall development and to fulfill domestic demand shifts for higher nutritional value foods, a different format of cold chain development is needed. At the back-end), reefer transport (connectivity links) and dist...
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