Cold Chain Optimization for Tropical Supply Chain in Tropical Fruit Production
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Cold chain optimization, tropical fruits, post-harvest losses, mango, banana, papaya, guava, citrus, IoT, AI-enabled logistics, solar-powered cold rooms, evaporative cooling, refrigerated transport, India, horticultural supply chain, sustainability, export competitiveness.Abstract
India is the second-largest producer of fruits globally, contributing about 99 million tonsannually, yet it suffers one of the world’s highest post-harvest losses due to inadequate coldchain infrastructure. Estimates suggest that 20–30% of fruits in India are lost post-harvest,
amounting to nearly ₹92,000 crore annually (FAO, 2020)[1]. Mango, banana, papaya, guava,and citrus—key tropical fruits
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FAO. (2020). Food loss and waste database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. https://www.fao.org/platform-food-loss-waste/flw-data
Kitinoja, L. (2013). Innovative postharvest technologies for developing countries. Acta Horticulturae, 1011, 31–42. https://www.actahort.org/books/1011/1011_2.htm
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2022-11-15
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Gaurav Pandey , Abdul Rub and Mohit Paul. (2022). Cold Chain Optimization for Tropical Supply Chain in Tropical Fruit Production . Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications (JoCAAA), 30(2), 786–795. Retrieved from https://eudoxuspress.com/index.php/pub/article/view/3809
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