Application Of Cryogenics To Optimise Cold Supply Chains For Agri-Food Products In India
PI - Sonal Choudhary (University Of Sheffield)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Rakesh Nayak (University Of Hull), Sanjay Lanka (University Of Sheffield)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - John Vandore (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Bryan Shaughnessy (STFC - RAL Space)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Rakesh Nayak (University Of Hull), Sanjay Lanka (University Of Sheffield)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - John Vandore (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Bryan Shaughnessy (STFC - RAL Space)
Our project aims to explore capabilities and potential of STFC Cryogenic and Thermal Modelling for reducing food and energy losses in the supply chain, in places where the infrastructure is not well developed - such as in developing countries (India in this case). Unavailability of appropriate technological knowhow, infrastructure and knowledge results in 90% of food wastage in supply chain of developing countries, most of which are associated with fresh food. Advanced technologies such as Cryogenics have potential to strengthen the fresh-food supply by reducing post harvest losses from production-to-consumption level and reduce energy requirements compared to traditional cold supply chains. Using STFC’s proven expertise in Cryogenics, this project would study the implementation challenges, market and knowledge gap, infrastructure and thermal requirement in India from multi-stakeholders perspective: farmers, food processors, distributors, retailers (Amazon India, Tata, Tesco and Reliance Fresh), industry gas companies, infrastructure development company, NGOs and government organisations.
Read more about the project in this blog.
2018 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
Read more about the project in this blog.
2018 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
