OUTLOOK
The cold chain industry is emerging as a fast-growing business sector in India, with
developments in the food processing sector, organized retail and government initiatives
driving growth. To develop a world-class cold chain infrastructure, government and industry
bodies need to work in collaboration to encourage the adoption of better and more efficient
refrigeration technologies that can prolong the shelf life of food products and bring
commensurate economic returns to the farmers.
India needs a more effective, efficient and well-thought-out cold storage infrastructure. The
technology of construction has undergone a phenomenal change from conventional brick-
wall construction to sandwich insulated panel and reinforced concrete (RCC) structures to
pre-engineered buildings (PEB) steel structures. Energy-efficient practices like energy recovery
systems, energy-efficient designs of refrigeration equipment and automation are some of the
innovative features. Efforts need to be made in order to introduce the concept of green
technology, as also the use of renewable energy for the cold chain sector. Special emphasis
needs to be laid on development of reefer infrastructure in view of India’s exports thrust and
potential.
Besides, to boost the investments, financial institutions should play a major role to encourage
the investment in cold chain industry in terms of term loan sanctioning, nominal interest rates
and disbursement. The growth cannot happen without their support. The state government
must make a step towards subsidising the electrical tariffs, encouraging use of renewable
energies, etc in order to boost the development of cold chain infrastructure in India.
OUTLOOKThe cold chain industry is emerging as a fast-growing business sector in India, withdevelopments in the food processing sector, organized retail and government initiativesdriving growth. To develop a world-class cold chain infrastructure, government and industrybodies need to work in collaboration to encourage the adoption of better and more efficientrefrigeration technologies that can prolong the shelf life of food products and bringcommensurate economic returns to the farmers.India needs a more effective, efficient and well-thought-out cold storage infrastructure. Thetechnology of construction has undergone a phenomenal change from conventional brick-wall construction to sandwich insulated panel and reinforced concrete (RCC) structures topre-engineered buildings (PEB) steel structures. Energy-efficient practices like energy recoverysystems, energy-efficient designs of refrigeration equipment and automation are some of theinnovative features. Efforts need to be made in order to introduce the concept of greentechnology, as also the use of renewable energy for the cold chain sector. Special emphasisneeds to be laid on development of reefer infrastructure in view of India’s exports thrust andpotential.Besides, to boost the investments, financial institutions should play a major role to encouragethe investment in cold chain industry in terms of term loan sanctioning, nominal interest ratesand disbursement. The growth cannot happen without their support. The state governmentmust make a step towards subsidising the electrical tariffs, encouraging use of renewableenergies, etc in order to boost the development of cold chain infrastructure in India.
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