Technologies
Title: | Enhancement of Shelf-life of Perishable Agro Produce using Evaporative Cooling Technology |
Area: | Rural Technologies |
Focus Area: | Agriculture Processing |
Developing Agency: | Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay |
Email: | nshah@iitb.ac.in |
Principal Investigator: | Prof. Narendra Shah, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Maharashtra |
Implementing Agency Link: | https://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
Brief Description
Description : | The objective of this project is to construct a low cost evaporative cooled storage system as per design specifications of CIPHET with storage volume of ~ 25 m3. This will facilitate demonstration of the technology of farm-EC storage for economic benefits to small and marginal farmers in Maharashtra. |