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Extending shelf-life:Mangoes being graded according to size and weight after organic coating at Harsha Fresh's new fruit processing unit at Aalapatti village, in Krishnagiri, on Thursday. KRISHNAGIRI: Decco, a wholly-owned company of Mumbai-based United Phosphorus Ltd, in association with a local franchisee Harsha Fresh launched a mango coating and grading unit at Aalappati village, 18 km from Krishnagiri on Thursday. The unit was commissioned at a cost of Rs. 1.87 crore. The fruit processing machine costing Rs. 1.10 crore was bought from Italy-based technology major Samma Projects, owned by United Phosphorous Ltd. The project is a 50:50 joint venture of Decco and Harsha Fresh, said Agri. Pugazhenthy, Advisor, Harsha Fresh. K.N. Singh, General Manager, Decco, told reporters that it was the first fruit coating and grading unit in South India. The installed capacity of the unit is 3 tonnes per hour. The target for the current financial year is 1000 tonnes. The company plans to process 3,000 tonnes of mango each season. The process will extend the shelf-life of the fruits produced in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri region for export purposes. Every year, 1.5 tonnes of mango is being exported from this region alone. The processing would be extended to other crops which are abundantly cultivated in this region such as tomato and capsicum. The Italy-based Decco (Decay Control) is a world leader in post-harvest and storage solution of fruits and vegetables such as coatings, cleaners, sanitizers, fungicides, growth regulators and anti-scald for the past 80 years. Narendra Babu, Area Manager, Decco, Bangalore explained the process of coating and grading.
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