Challenges of Agri-Start-ups in Post-Harvest Cold Storage Technologies

Agri-start-ups are developing new products through a value chain, supply chain solutions,packaging, processing systems, infrastructure, warehousing, logistics, protection offoodstuffs, communications, e-commerce, delivery and retail models. The study aims todocument the challenges of Agri-startups working in post-harvest and storage parametersof fruits and vegetables. To get the insight, primary and secondary survey was carried outand data was used to provide suggestions to capture the customer and market. The dataindicated that different units required different temperature range to store a different kindof commodity in their cold storage unit. 86.15 per cent of units were using the backupgenerators. 53.84 per cent of units were getting the commodities directly from farmers,30.76 per cent from traders, 9.24 per cent from both and 6.15 per cent from others. 50.76per cent of units were desired to get low electricity bill and 10.76 per cent of units weredesired to come out of usage of generator whereas 32.3 per cent of units were willing toget both i.e. low electricity bill and without dependency on generator and 6.15 per cent ofunits were willing to reduce other costs like operation cost, maintenance cost etc. 70.76per cent of cold storage units having a cooling tower.