Muzaffarpur. Muzaffarpur’s litchi will now remain fresh for 15 days. This will happen with the help of Israel. A company there did a trial of keeping litchi fresh which was successful. It will start being processed from next year. The company has already done successful experiments on grapes, strawberries and mushrooms.
This news is very special for the litchi farmers of Muzaffarpur. An Israeli company named NOF (Natural Offset Farming) had conducted a trial to keep the litchis fresh and increase their life. Its result has come now. The team gave detailed information about it.
Now litchi will live longer
Anurag Rokde, proof concept head of NOF, told Local 18 that our trial was successful. Now litchi will remain safe for 4 to 5 days. If kept in cold storage, it will last for 15 days. We give three types of treatment to litchi.
-First Co2 treatment is done
-The second one in which the temperature is reduced
-Third in which we control the moisturizer so that the litchi is not affected by fungus or macroglobal bacteria.
This treatment helps in the growth of litchi. Otherwise, litchi remains fresh for only one or two days. It is a delicate fruit and gets spoiled quickly. But with this treatment, litchi will remain fresh for 4 to 5 days. After that, if it is kept in cold storage, its life will increase further.
Now there will be no fungus
Anurag told that when farmers send litchi by train to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi or any other far away place, there is always a risk of fungus attack. But after treatment with Israeli technology, there is absolutely no risk of fungus. This will ensure that litchi reaches safely and fresh. This is what we did in the trial. Its result was very good. Now farmers will also join us and work together.
Experiments on strawberries, grapes and mushrooms
NOF company has so far adopted this technique on strawberries, grapes and mushrooms. The result of strawberries was very good. Now the result of litchi is also very good. Now some more experiments will be done in this. This year’s season is about to end. From the next season, the farmers here will be able to do better work by joining us.
Contact us here
If you want to get any information related to NOf or this treatment of litchi, then Proof of Concept Head – Anurag Rokde: 9096871284 and Vinod Patel
You can contact on the given number 7052274111.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 14, 2024, 18:44 IST
