Title: Reimagining India's cold chain sector and its contribution to Atmanirbhar Bharat and global supply chain trends

Authors: Mohammad Rais; Prerna Gautam; Pragya Yadav; Mutum Ibomcha Singh

Addresses: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIRNIScPR), Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India ' CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India; Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, U.P. – 208016, India ' Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIRNIScPR), Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India ' Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIRNIScPR), Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India

Abstract: India is an agrarian economy contributing approximately 17.76% share in the country's GDP according to Statistics Times. It produces a significant amount of meat and poultry and is among the top producers of milk and fruits and vegetables. And with this responsibility arises a dire need to prevent these perishable eatables from spoiling and ultimately being wasted. To compensate for this need there is must be a world-class cold chain system. Cold storage units are temperature-controlled supply chain networks that are used to preserve fresh produce for an extended period. The Indian Government has proposed many reforms for the agriculture sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (2020). The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance and requirement of more robust and efficient cold storage chains in India.

Keywords: cold storage; Atmanirbhar Bharat; global supply chain; Indian economy; technological status.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2023.132610

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2023 Vol.18 No.1, pp.1 - 19

Received: 26 Aug 2021
Accepted: 30 Jan 2022
Published online: 30 Jul 2023 *

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