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India is the largest producer of fruits and second largest producer of vegetables in the globe. However, the per capita availability of fruits and vegetables is low as compared to the global standards due to the post harvest losses and deterioration of the fruits & vegetables till they reach to the consumer. The perishable nature of these products results in high marketing costs, market gluts, price fluctuations and allied problems. These problems can be solved with the help of advanced cold storage units. The significance lies in the fact that these units can store large amount of fruits, vegetables, agricultural products and processed foods for a longer time period. Along with this,

Following products can also be stored in cold storage units:

• Foods that are no longer alive and have been processed in some form e.g. meat and fish products
• Commodities that benefit from storage at controlled temperature e.g. beer, tobacco and khandsari