Post-harvest profile of red gram - Agmarknet

10.0 DO’S AND DON’TSDO’S✔Harvest the Red gram at proper time ofmaturity.✔ Harvest the Red gram crop when 80% ofthe pods are mature (turned yellow).✔ Harvest during conducive weathercondition.✔ Threshing and winnowing on cemented(pucca) floor.DON’TS✘Delay in harvesting which resultsshattering of pods.✘Harvest Red gram before the pods arefully mature, which results lower yields,higher proportion of immature seeds,poor grain quality.✘ Harvest the crop during adverseweather condition (during rain and overcast weather).✘ Perform threshing and winnowing onkutcha floor.✔ Market the Red gram after AGMARKgrading to get remunerative prices in themarket.✔ Before marketing the produce, get themarket information regularly fromagmarknet.nic.in website, newspapers,T.V., radio, concerned APMC offices etc.✔ Store the Red gram during post harvestperiod and sell it later when the pricesare higher in the market.✔ Use proper and scientific method ofstorage.✔ Avail the benefit of centrally sponsoredGRAMIN BHANDARAN YOJANAscheme for construction of ruralgodowns and store Red gram tominimise losses.✔ Select the shortest and efficientmarketing channel to get highest sharein marketing.✘ Market Red gram without grading,which will fetch lower prices.✘ Market produce without collecting /verifying marketing information.Sell the Red gram during post harvestperiod when the prices are low duringthis period due to glut.Use conventional and outdated methodof storage, which causes storagelosses.✘ Store Red gram at unscientific place ina haphazard manner, which will resultqualitative and quantitative deteriorationof Red gram grains.Use the long marketing channel, whichreduces the producer’s share as well asmore commission charges.✔ Package properly to protect the quality ✘ Improper package causes more lossesand quantity of produce during transit during transit and storage.and storage.✔ Select the cheapest and convenient ✘ Use the mode of transport, which willmode of transportation from the cause losses and require higher cost.available alternatives.57✘✘✘