Emerging Technology Intervention Model of Core Support …
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need based and field tested innovative technology will help immensely in reducing
the post-harvest losses by processing of fruits and vegetables and forest produce.
Besides, it will facilitate value addition and income generation for farm producers
to enhance livelihoods as an individual or group enterprise at village level as well
with cluster approach of appropriates scale. During off-season, the entrepreneur can
also make use of such systems to produce powdered spices, which are having good
market demand nowadays.
Technology Adoption and Outreach
Micro-enterprises Creation and Skill Development In terms of technology flow
and adoption impact, so far 200 cabinet dryers have been installed in 15 states in
the country, and enabled creation of 100 micro-enterprises in solar food processing
technology of various products covering 18 States. It is noted that the innovative
technology of dehydration developed by SEED is already applied to nearly 86 food
products and starting micro-enterprises across the country with wide range of products like fortified fruit bars of different combinations. As a start-up, micro enterprise
with 5 solar dryers or equaling with a capacity of minimum of 1000 kg (1 ton) of
fruit bars or other food products for single dryer per annum for any Self Help Group
is found to be most suitable and economically viable venture project for cluster of
villages to be financed by Banks in MSME sector. It will lead to
• Comfortable surplus to repay Bank Term Loan in 5 years which includes
moratorium of 6 months.
• Provides monthly salary for three members of the group in processing work of
the unit and another two members as administrative staff in addition to surplus
available.
Capacity Building and Replication Thus, integrated technology packages developed and customized by SEED as per agro-climatic regions for variety of produce
has created opportunities to build capacitates and generate job in rural settings and
enabling entrepreneurs, self-help groups, and stakeholders to utilize them with zero
energy cost and clean energy in producing nutritive products with quality control.
Replication of this technology is already proven in the field as found in the case of
Himalaya fruits in Uttarakhand state with adoption and creation of micro-enterprises
in making fruit bars at the local level through SHGs or women’s group. Case analysis
revealed that these dryers which can be designed to the desired sizes are multi-purpose
and applicable to multi-crops and works for 300 days in a year (Rao 2016).
Eco-friendly As a green energy system with reduced carbon footprints, solar energy
use through above-mentioned solar dryers eliminates usage of fossil fuel, reduces
greenhouse gas emission and estimated to reduce 36,288 kg of carbon emission
gasses per tonne of fruits bars.
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need based and field tested innovative technology will help immensely in reducing
the post-harvest losses by processing of fruits and vegetables and forest produce.
Besides, it will facilitate value addition and income generation for farm producers
to enhance livelihoods as an individual or group enterprise at village level as well
with cluster approach of appropriates scale. During off-season, the entrepreneur can
also make use of such systems to produce powdered spices, which are having good
market demand nowadays.
Technology Adoption and Outreach
Micro-enterprises Creation and Skill Development In terms of technology flow
and adoption impact, so far 200 cabinet dryers have been installed in 15 states in
the country, and enabled creation of 100 micro-enterprises in solar food processing
technology of various products covering 18 States. It is noted that the innovative
technology of dehydration developed by SEED is already applied to nearly 86 food
products and starting micro-enterprises across the country with wide range of products like fortified fruit bars of different combinations. As a start-up, micro enterprise
with 5 solar dryers or equaling with a capacity of minimum of 1000 kg (1 ton) of
fruit bars or other food products for single dryer per annum for any Self Help Group
is found to be most suitable and economically viable venture project for cluster of
villages to be financed by Banks in MSME sector. It will lead to
• Comfortable surplus to repay Bank Term Loan in 5 years which includes
moratorium of 6 months.
• Provides monthly salary for three members of the group in processing work of
the unit and another two members as administrative staff in addition to surplus
available.
Capacity Building and Replication Thus, integrated technology packages developed and customized by SEED as per agro-climatic regions for variety of produce
has created opportunities to build capacitates and generate job in rural settings and
enabling entrepreneurs, self-help groups, and stakeholders to utilize them with zero
energy cost and clean energy in producing nutritive products with quality control.
Replication of this technology is already proven in the field as found in the case of
Himalaya fruits in Uttarakhand state with adoption and creation of micro-enterprises
in making fruit bars at the local level through SHGs or women’s group. Case analysis
revealed that these dryers which can be designed to the desired sizes are multi-purpose
and applicable to multi-crops and works for 300 days in a year (Rao 2016).
Eco-friendly As a green energy system with reduced carbon footprints, solar energy
use through above-mentioned solar dryers eliminates usage of fossil fuel, reduces
greenhouse gas emission and estimated to reduce 36,288 kg of carbon emission
gasses per tonne of fruits bars.