Question

Give short note on Cold storage.

Answer 1

Problems relating to the marketing of fruits and vegetables are related to their perishability. Perishability is responsible for high marketing costs, market gluts, price fluctuations, and other similar problems.
In order to overcome this constraint, the Government of India and the ministry of agriculture promulgated “Cold Storage Order 1964” under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
However, the cold storage facility is still very poor and highly inadequate.