Do you know this?

Resorting to ripening using calcium carbide
( popularly known as carbet) has been banned By PFA act under section 44 AA as
it emits harmful gases like arsenic phospher
which affects fruits.

India occupies first position in banana
production globally.

Among the states, Tamilnadu ranks first in area and production
while productivity is highest in Maharashtra.




About Us

 

We are a company based at Mumbai involved in inspiring and educating Indian farmer and traders, retailers to adopt Ethylene Ripening System for climatrics fruits like banana, mangoes, papaya, sweet lime, mandarin( santra) for degreening, best aroma, taste of the fruits.

We have 20 years of hardcore experience in the field of Refrigeration and allied industry.
We have developed Economical Ethylene Ripening Chambers suitable for Indian conditions and needs.

We have successfully set up the similar projects wish to percolate these techniques and methods for common fruit growers and related people.

For more details, please contact Mr.Sunil Bhat who is CEO at AgroRipe. His contact numbers are +91 22-67022961/62 cell +91 9226115747.

Present Scenario in Ripening

Large quantities of fruits are ripened using calcium carbide which emits harmful
substances like phosphor, arsenic leads health hazard. As per PFA (prevention of food adulteration) Act section 44AA, use of carbide is strictly banned.

Only safe and worldwide accepted method is using ethylene which is natural harmone for ripening under controlled temperature and relative humidity conditions.

The banana after getting cleaned, packaged and quality checked, needs to be
ripened before it arrives to the different retail outlets in order to be purchased by the
consumers.The unit will cater to the post harvest crop management requirement. The
firm would require providing ripening facility under controlled conditions for fresh
green bananas of appropriate physiological maturity brought from farm or cold room
to the ripening chamber.

There is immense need for the establishment of ripening facilities nationwide, owing to the large production of banana in the various states of the nation.Further, the preference of the customers buying the banana is primarily influenced by the spotless yellow color of the banana, apart from its size. Thus there is a need for proper ripening facility of the fruit in order to be sold at the most economical price from the producers’ perspective.

In today’s world of globalization, customer has become very much quality conscious about the fruits If fruits properly ripened and displayed in presentable form with attractive color definitely catches the eyes of the buyer .

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