Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources

they have to pay a service charge, which should be sufficient to cover the operation cost
of the market committee.
Storage Godowns : Storage godowns ensure storage of agricultural produce in a
scientific manner resulting in longer shelf life, reduction in post harvest losses,
preservation in quality of produce, prevention of distress sale, maintenance of stability in
price and assured availability all through the year, promotion of pledge financing and
marketing credit and introduction of a system of warehouse receipt in respect of
agricultural commodities stored in godowns, etc. It also provides capacity required for
buffer and operational stock of food grains to maintain PDS. FCI also has its own
storage capacity of about 60,126 MT in the state.
Cold storage : Cold chain facilities is one of the important forward linkages of
agricultural activities and cold storage provides infrastructural facility for reducing post
harvest losses in respect of horticultural / floricultural / perishable agricultural produce
i.e. fruits, vegetable, species. Besides, dairy products and forest produce can also be
stored in a cold storage. Cold storage facilities ensure quality and extension of shelf life,
prevent distress sale and glut situation during harvest and scarcity during off season,
and provide marketing flexibility, thus, providing remunerative prices to farmers. Potato,
tomato, vegetables, fruits like apple, mango, species, dairy products, fish, meat etc. are
the major commodities in the State requiring cold storage facilities. Besides, marketing
and transit centers acting as links between production and consuming point also have
greater demand for cold storage facilities. Cold chain infrastructures under integrated
production and post harvest management/processing system with upgraded technology
are encouraged.
Processing: Uttarakhand State does not have adequate units to undertake the
processing of Horticulture and agro – based products though there is ample potential for
such units. Cultivation and processing of white buttons mushroom, floriculture under
control conditions, micro-propagation of plants through tissue culture, species,
processed fruits and vegetables etc. are some of the potential activities which can be
taken up in State. Only a small quantity of fruits and vegetable harvested are
commercially processed.
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