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Edible Fruit Coating to Tackle India’s Post Harvest Challenge

January 9, 2026 devadmin
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India loses a large share of its fruits and vegetables post-harvest. With most smallholder farmers depending on traditional storage and limited cold-chain access, spoilage becomes inevitable. Edible coatings can help, but the widely used shellac coatings in India are animal-based and not always affordable or preferred.
One of our grantees set out to change this. Dr. Koushik Mazumder – our Agriculture Research Grantee from 2022 from BRIC- NABI – developed a plant-based, non-toxic edible coating made from agricultural by-products like wheat straw and oat bran. After successful validation and in vivo safety studies, the innovation is ready for real-world impact.

To know more, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDOvJJPBKO8&t=6s

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India is rapidly transforming into a dynamic hub of intellectual innovation and discovery. To support the science and technology ecosystem in the country, the Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation has created peer- reviewed funding programs that recognize exceptional researchers with the potential to achieve ground-breaking results in areas of critical national
importance. Our foundation provides these researchers with generous funding and empowering mentorship to generate knowledge and develop sustainable solutions of the highest quality, particularly in the fields of biomedical and agricultural research. We also work on projects to deploy advanced knowledge and improve the income of small and marginal farmers. We believe that by working together, we can create sustainable solutions that will benefit not only India but also the world.

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