Training on Logistics of Fruits & Vegetables

Professional Training in Perishable Supply Chain, Cold Storage

Pertecnica Engineering offers a highly practical Short-Term Certification Course on Transportation and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables, specially designed for professionals and entrepreneurs in perishable logistics, agri-business, food retail, and rural supply chain management.

This program addresses the critical bottlenecks and solutions in handling fruits and vegetables, ensuring minimum wastage, better shelf life, and cost-effective movement across states and countries.

Why This Training is Important

  • Over 30% of India’s fresh produce is lost post-harvest due to poor logistics and unscientific storage.

  • Perishable goods require fast, temperature-controlled transport and structured inventory turnover.

  • Urban demand, global exports, and food safety norms demand trained professionals who understand perishables handling at each stage.

This course equips you with the knowledge, documentation practices, and operational models essential for fruit and vegetable logistics.

Who Should Join

  • Agri-entrepreneurs and FPOs

  • Fresh produce exporters and distributors

  • Cold chain and reefer logistics operators

  • Retail grocery and food delivery chain managers

  • Engineering/Agri/Food Tech students seeking specialization

  • NGO and cooperative staff handling rural produce logistics

Course Modules

1. Understanding the Perishable Supply Chain

  • Characteristics of fruits vs vegetables (ripening behavior, respiration rate)

  • Sources, aggregation points, mandis, and primary collection centers

  • Grading, sorting, and packaging best practices

2. Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

  • Cold storage design: temperature, humidity, air circulation

  • Zero energy cool chambers and low-cost rural storage models

  • FIFO/LIFO application in perishables, ripening chambers, and ethylene management

3. Transportation Techniques and Vehicle Management

  • Types of reefer trucks, insulation types, and pre-cooling

  • Use of crates, liners, and stack design in transportation

  • In-transit temperature monitoring and time-bound routing

4. Quality Control and Shelf Life Extension

  • Safe handling techniques, bruising reduction, spoilage detection

  • Ideal conditions for common produce (banana, mango, tomato, onion, citrus, etc.)

  • Role of MAP/CA packaging and modified storage conditions

5. Documentation and Regulatory Requirements

  • FSSAI norms for fresh produce

  • e-Way bills, transport declarations, traceability systems

  • International export handling: Phytosanitary certificates, pre-shipment inspection

Model Case Studies

Case Study 1: Transport of bananas from Anantapur to Delhi using reefer logistics
Case Study 2: Onion warehousing for six-month storage using natural ventilation systems
Case Study 3: Export logistics of mangoes from India to Middle East

Key Takeaways

  • Build expertise in storage and temperature-specific logistics

  • Ready-to-use SOPs for packaging, loading, and cold transport

  • Templates for inventory registers, shipment logs, and QC reports

  • Understand the economics of loss prevention and quality assurance

Course Details

  • Course Start Date: Please contact us for more details

  • Course Fee: Flexible payment options available

  • Admissions Contact: +91-7842430123

  • Duration: 4 Days (Online Live + Templates + Case Study Files)

  • Mode: Short-Term | Practical + Industry Use-Cases

Why Pertecnica Engineering?

We are one of India’s few institutes offering application-oriented logistics training for the food and agriculture sector. With faculty from retail chains, agri-export firms, and cold chain logistics companies, we provide market-relevant, hands-on content.

Move Fresh. Store Smart. Grow Faster.

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