A survey of Post-Harvest losses of onion (Allium Cepa L. CV. Agrifound Dark Red) Crop in District Ambala
2017
Kumar, Amit | Kumar, Ramesh | Choudhary, Rakesh | Kumar, Davendra | Kumar, Ashish
Onion is one of the highly perishable vegetable in India. It is highly valued as flouring agents. A study was undertaken to examine the nature and extent of post-harvest losses in onion supply chain in the Ambala district which is major onion district of Haryana. It was found that total onion bulbs produced by the sample onion growers were 10110.00 q from the 120-acre area. Total loss of farmer field 1097.94 q, domestic use purpose quantity was recorded 278.02 q and total sell for purpose 8734.04 q. Unmarketable bulbs was recorded 1375.96 q at the time of harvesting due to various losses at field levels like doubles, bolters, rotted bulbs, drying, bulbs injuries, de-topping, packing, transportations, marketing etc. Out of the total quantity sold in first month purpose bulb yield (6214.26 q) and total bulb stored in cold storage (2519.78) or 28.85 percent in next season. Maximum aggregate post-harvest losses (9.15 q/acre) have been found at producer level due to faulty storage, lack of adequate transportation, drying, improper handling of the produce at the time of marketing, rotted bulbs, doubles, bolters, poor packing facilities, injury at the time of harvesting and de-topping. Total losses in the supply chain were estimated to be 10.86 percent.
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