Govt plans to harvest AI to stem onion rot in storage
Live MintThe government plans to establish AI-based warehouses to try and reduce the rotting of onions kept in storage. Wastage of the highly perishable kitchen staple is estimated at ₹11,000 crore annually as about one-fourth of rabi onions, or onions sown during winters, rot in conventional storage facilities, two officials said. “Farmers will even come to know which onion in a batch of 100 is getting rotten.” This will also allow the government to maintain its buffer stock of onions, which it typically uses to stabilise retail prices when demand surges, this official said. The consumer affairs department and NCCF didn’t immediately reply to queries on the government’s plan for AI-based onion storage facilities. In March, Mint reported that the government was planning to irradiate onions with gamma rays before sending those into storage on a pilot basis hoping to cut post-harvest losses to 10-12%, from 25%.
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