Post-Harvest Profile of Grapes - Agmarknet

P R E F A C E
Grapes (Vitis vinifera ) are an important fruit crop in India. Grapes are
the third most widely cultivated fruit after citrus and banana. Globally
grapes production contributes to about 16% of the total fruit production.
India produced 1878.00 thousand tonnes during 2008 which was about 2.77
per cent of the total world production. Maharashtra is the largest producer
of grapes in the country. It contributes about 75 percent of the total
domestic production. Grape is one of the most delicious and nutritious fruit.
Grapes are widely consumed as fresh fruit in India. It is also used for
producing raisins, wine, juice, juice concentrate, squash, beverages, jams
and marmalades.
The Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Agricultural Marketing Reforms
(May, 2002), suggested several measures for strengthening agricultural
marketing system in the country for benefiting the farming community to
enhance the share of farmers in the ultimate price of their produce as well as
for various market functionaries in the new liberalized global market
opportunities and to foster true competition among the market players. This
profile has been prepared on the recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial
Task Force with a view to enable the farming community to scientifically
manage the post-harvest operations and to widening awareness for better
marketing of the grapes. The profile covers almost all aspects of the
marketing, such as post-harvest management, marketing practices, quality
standards, grading, packaging, transportation, storage, SPS requirements,
marketing problems, marketing information, etc.
This “Post-Harvest Profile of Grapes” has been prepared by Shri
Manoj Kumar, Marketing Officer under the supervision of Dr B. M. Mehrotra,
Assistant Agricultural Marketing Adviser and guidance of Shri Rakesh
Saxena, Dy. Agricultural Marketing Adviser, D.M.I. , B.H.O., Nagpur.
The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection gratefully acknowledges
the assistance and co-operation extended by various Government/Semi-
Government/Private organisations in supplying the relevant data/information
required for compilation of the profile.
The Government of India should not be regarded as assuming
responsibility for any of the statements contained in this profile.
--Sd--
(Rajendra Kumar Tiwari)
Faridabad
Dated : 12/11/2010 Agricultural Marketing Adviser
to the Government of India
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