Onions
Tata Steel owned Nest-In's smart storage solution for onions aims to reduce spoilage by half
Mumbai/IBNS: Nest-In, Tata Steel’s modular construction solutions brand, has launched a revolutionary onion storage solution ‘Agronest’ that is aimed at reducing spoilage of the onions to half of its current level.
This is a first-of-its-kind smart warehouse for onions developed with scientific backing and latest innovations and technology keeping in mind the multiple challenges farmers face with respect to storage and maintaining a healthy shelf life for their produce. .
The lack of scientific storage practices, non-standard designs and poor quality of material used for onion storage leads to over 40% loss of the produce inside the warehouse, the company said in a statement.
Unpredictable weather and climate changes pose challenges in onion storage and this has been further heightened by restricted transport and movement in the times of Covid-19, it added.
P. Anand, Chief, Services & Solutions, Tata Steel, said: “We strongly believe achieving self-reliance and self-sustainability in agriculture is critical to making India 'Atmanirbhar'. Inspired by this mission, our expert professionals are developing customised solutions for the agriculture sector. Climate change and environmental conditions affect the shelf-life of the farmers' produce and lack of proper storage facilities lead to huge losses. We understood the problem here and our teams crafted a solution that is long-term and practical. We are committed to creating innovative products and solutions for our customers and enable a better tomorrow.”
Given that the agricultural sector supports 70% of India’s population and contributes to 50% of the GDP, the government is rapidly investing in Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
Tata Steel’s Innovent team identified this white space in the market to build solutions in agri-infrastructure, the release said
"Taking a step forward to achieve this objective and support the backbone of the Indian economy, Tata Steel’s Nest-In and Innovent teams have developed Agronest, a smart warehouse solution with a unique structural design that maximizes air flow, is spacious thus making it conducive for longer and safer storage of onions, and provides a cost-effective environment control to ensure minimal wastage," added the satement.
The warehouse has sensors installed for monitoring temperature, humidity and gas, thereby enabling early detection of spoilage of the produce.
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