India: Gamma irradiation should limit onion loss after harvest

Published 2023년 3월 31일

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The Indian federal government is planning to conduct a trial irradiation of onions with gamma rays before storing them to prevent post-harvest losses. This is part of efforts to reduce the current loss rate of 25% to 10-12%. The government aims to irradiate around 4,000 tons of rabi onions during the procurement period starting from April, and plans to purchase around 300,000 tons of onions for the 2023-24 marketing season, in anticipation of a record harvest.

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The federal government in India plans to irradiate onions with gamma rays before they go to cold storage as a trial. Irradiation prevents sprouting and thus limits post-harvest losses. "Post-harvest losses of onions in India are significant. Even in cold storage, onions are rotting or sprouting. To reduce post-harvest losses from the current 25% to 10-12%, we send fresh onions purchased by us to irradiation plants and then to cold storage," said an official. The government is considering irradiating about 4,000 tons of rabi onions (which are harvested from April to June) after the start of procurement from April. For the ...

Source: AGF