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Modern Terminal Market Nasik
traditional manner with smoke, heat and carbide, which is hazardous to
health. In such situation we are not in a position to export banana to
Other countries.
Neither is there a common facility for sorting-grading
nor at farm level, hence growers undertake these activities at individual
level and in a traditional/conventional manner.
This results in high level
of damages and waste of the produce. On one hand it creates problems
in the market place while on the other hand post harvest losses are direct
loss to the farmer and national economy.
• Another important problem existing in the system is of many
intermediaries handling the produce at different levels before it reaches
the consumer.
This results in reducing quality by multiple handling,
extends the ultimate period of consumption and decreases growers share
in consumer rupee.
Therefore, reduction in the level of intermediaries
and handling chain is essential.
• The present system does not cope up with cultural change, technological
advancements and professional expectation of different stakeholders. IT
applications have opened various dimensions for networking of backward
and forward linkages, which will ensure transparency and efficiency.
With opening of service sector there are numerous opportunities for
collaborative arrangements with banking institutions, insurance, logistic
providers etc., which presently not in practice in any APMC market.
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