Commercialise the various systems and the technologies in the area of value addition like pre-cooling, cold storage, branding, labeling, packaging, and modified atmosphere. Mode of transport has been pursued a grater export making roll on-roll off system. Ventilated container, Controll Atomspheric containers and Reefer containers have been given trials for various commodities for shipping to the long distance markets. Reports will be available in the middle of year 2000. Like Cool Chain , Board has emensed the importance of drying, that too solar.
Efforts are almost complete for solar drying commercial activities.
As per the old programme of NHB 10 proposals of APMC's for Rs.33.25 millions were collected and forwarded to NHB which finally did not sanction because of the flimsy reasons. Recently 787 proposals of the farmers have been forwarded to the respective Banks for Onion storages. First time in the country gas C.A. Cabinate are installed and are under the trial for Horticultural produce in addition to lab and pilot plant at Talegaon Dhabade. To boost up the capability of the farmers and better production for exports, efforts to popularise the cultivation through the polyhouse are launched right from 1994 onwards. Based on the achievement in this area IPC Holland in collaboration with other organisation, in Netherlands, like FMO, came forward and sanction the programme contributing for rotating fund starting from Rs.20 millions approximately in the beginning.