Wrong packaging solutions costing farmers up to 20 per cent in losses

Shree Krishana Overseas chairman Sonvir Singh (left) shows packaging samples to Foxriver Group Of Farms Managing Director Spenser Emmanuel at the International Floriculture Trade Expo. [File, Standard]

Farmers are losing up to 20 per cent of their produce during transit between farms, warehouses, and customers due to improper packaging, say industry players.

These post-harvest losses result from farmers and exporters not using the right packaging solutions during the farm-to-fork transit.