Kinnow Cold Chain Study Results
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GROWER EXTENDS REACH AND EXPANDS MARKETS THANKS TO CARRIER’S COLD CHAIN EXPERTISE Carrier spearheaded a cold chain demonstration with a kinnow grower in northern India to measure the impact of cold storage and refrigerated transport on extending shelf-life and expanding sales to new domestic and export markets. The project showed how the cold chain is a game-changer, increasing profitability by up to 23%, Kinnow is a small citrus fruit rich in reducing post-harvest food loss by 76% and CO₂e micronutrients that is grown in the Punjab emissions by 16%, and opening up exports to 10 countries. region of India and Pakistan PRE-DEMONSTRATION Kinnow was Kinnow is best kept at Growers typically available only 4-5˚C and relative sustained post-harvest 2-3 months a year humidity of 85-90% losses up to Kinnow was traditionally transported using open trucks During kinnow growing season: and sold mainly in local outdoor markets in the Punjab Abohar 12-15˚C* region. In fact, most of India outside the Punjab had never BangaloreAbohar 12-15 20-30˚C*˚C* seen or tasted a kinnow. *DuringBangalore kinnow growing 20-30 season˚C* 32% RESULTS Investment in pre-cooling and transport refrigeration equipment reduced food loss by 76% Post-harvest losses and CO₂e emissions by 16% while increasing the were reduced by grower’s profitability by 15% and extending the 76% selling season to 4-5 months a year ABOHAR, PUNJAB 4-5 day journey 2,500 km The refrigerated transport operator’s profit grew by 23% REACH The connected cold chain has allowed kinnow to CO₂e emissions from be exported for the first time, to countries such as: harvesting and transporting kinnow that could not be • Bahrain • Russia • United Arab Emirates BANGALORE sold were reduced by • Bangladesh • Saudi Arabia • United Kingdom • Kuwait • Sri Lanka 16% • Oman • Ukraine PAYBACK PAYBACK 2 years Pre-cooling equipment The participating grower, Balaji Fruits, 2 years 4 years saw payback periods of Pre-cooling4 years equipment RefrigeratedReefer trucks trucks We earn higher profits if the kinnow market is extended beyond March. The quality of kinnow received in refrigerated trucks is much better than the quality received in open-air Pre-Pilot Today Pre-Pilot Today Pre-Pilot Today trucks. The price differential reflects the same.” 0 10 0 400 0 10 - Mr. Kamal Arora PRE-COOLING REFRIGERATED EXPORT IG International Distributers, Bangalore UNITS TRUCK TRIPS COUNTRIES For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com ©2020 Carrier. All Rights Reserved. or follow us on social media at @Carrier. Study was conducted by the Indian School of Business under the direction of the National Centre for Cold-chain Development (NCCD) of India, Carrier Transicold India, and in collaboration with Balaji Kinnow.