1919122, 4:31 PM ‘TNAU Agrtach Portal Export Packaging Technology for Jasmine UE Introduction: jnsia has fog tadiion of foeultare wth Rowers forming an integral pat of almost al he religious, sorial and culial atts ofthe nian society sasming isons ofthe mest imparantcamrrerial Vaationalfowar rope of Scuth nda. Inthe facet past. expo of th Wadional group of lowers, parse jasmine land tuberost as pieced up because of ter ineeasing dorand rom he Indlan population sete in frsign courts. Tal Nags the leading reducer of jasmine Ina andthe Towers procuoed nthe stte are bong expo not onl othe neghourng counties vz, Singapore, Malays, St Lanka and te Mila East courinas buts lo datant nations ictus he Unto Sats h Portal :: Export Packaging Technology for Jasmine ‘Stringed tomers of J come (Guraunalt and J. grander (Pte) have shown to possess good expat demand in the overseas markets wheten they are use for ‘various purposes wz, making garlands and bouquets, adoring har of women, religous oferings, marrage decorations te “The majo mode of anspor ofthese flowers for exports by ar andthe flowers reach he Dubal and Singapore markets witin 24 howe afr harvesting, whe takes ‘round 3646 ous lo rach tre New York marke. High levels f post hares loses (35 lo 40%) have Deon roporied during ans Sines jan Homa ae voy Selcat, thy show sans of wing wil an aorup Iss of Pagranc witn 246 hours aor Harvesting. One of he major problams faced by exports fhe lack of @ proper packaging leenology fr sxport. Whenever here ¢ delay in sending the flowers duet fight cancsaans, the exports ace heavy loses, because the lowers {amet bo prserved boyord a day. Since the Tewsrsrtan th freshness orl for cay i ordnary packaging, ary packaging technology tha would exon tho post areata were for even Tom hours would dainty Benet the exporter. [NADP intervention: Keapginvaw fhe rstesng sand te fesh fowsrs a wo aha nd re devon of areal xr packaging choeny woul caer to the near and far everseas mathe, sn expt packaging technlogy has been standardizes fr jasmine flowers under the ICARNAIP sponsored {rue Ghn on Foware or Deets sod ot Mato clatraon wis excel fewer ere ME, vanguard par Te echolgy standardized is deserbed below. Export packaging technology for Dubal market: Te jasmine flowers are collected fom the auction canter a then logs flowers are made into sting wth “ferent Snape and sz bases on te reqvement ofthe buyr and tvs jasmine stings are Weated wih foal prosevatves (Barc ac @ 4%) o preserve he reshoess {tho flowor ana inprove tho shal if of asrona stings. The eat jasmin stings are packod in vorilated corugated fbr boars (CFB) boxes with butter paper Ting and be vera s made by making Noles Inte corugeted Poet boxes. Ata proper packaging te boxes ae ated respectve cestnaton Export packaging technology to Dubai market Fresh lowers 1 Jasmine flowers made inte strings 4 Jesmine strings treated with floral preservative 1 ted jasmine strings packed in ventilated corrugated fibre boar ) boxes with butler paper lining 1 Airing to Dubal Jasmine Sting treated vith Boric aid et “Treated jasmine strings Packedin ventilated corrugated fre board bores Ready for acing to Dub market es Export packaging technology for USA market Jasmine fowers are collcted fom aucton centers and loose flowers are made ino stings and related product, Stinged fowers of aomine ae Vested wid) #3. bore acd and pasxad In sluinum al ed ight weight cardboard boxes. These boxes in tar are packaged in ge ‘harmocole soves th mernitent ce gel pack maintain th tomperatre and uricty si te box. These thermocolaboree are anspored in refinerated vars {o arpot and hen Ie dapatched tothe reapectve destination. Fresh flowers 1 Patent file No. 1370/CHE12010 Jasmine flowers made into strings Jasmine strings treated with oral preservative ; Sauna ‘Treated jasmine strings made Into 1 foot string DD) eset josnine segs paced sna Bowes and ap thrmstle Boxes Hed 1 ‘5 Nos. of foot strings packed in aluminium fol ined small boxes . edo 1 ‘sooner 24 Noo tino fine! ral bono {ro} bone mit ater pope tng anna ZO ‘Aliting to USA tion of the technology: The export packaging technology developed was dsseminated to jasmine growers and entapreneuts tough Ying programmes and demonstrations calf 1280 Growers and ertepreneurs wore Paiod though 25 alning Prograra hitpsifagrtech.tnau.acinfexport_Importjasmineindex html 11919122, 4:31 PM ‘TNAU Agrtach Portal Export Packaging Technology for Jasmine Impact o the technology ‘+ Shel feof lowers increased o 72 nous against 6 nous in nom packaging system + Instead of svedded les packea in polythene cover, use o*ice gel sheen between the ayers of smal boxes recuced the weight and volume of the packages ‘of export The uso of ce gol shoots in I bores roaos alow temperature ( o T60C, 400 cing packaging and 160C during unpacaing at destraion) ane [nform stitution of cnlness ana moisture he packs MebsIn teasing the shal fe of Mowers + Postharvest losses were reducod ftom 40% to 10% end the export volume nereases to 1000 ka day in 2013 100%) fam 600 kgltay in 2008. + Before NAIP interventon, the net proft gained was oly Rs. 9250, and ater the interventn itinereased to Rs 17 SO0ay + FocDubsl mara, the expo volume Increased to 900 ka! day (2013) fom 600kg!day (2008) and ihe net profit hiked ftom Rs.2.250ay (2008) to Rs. 2. 250Isay 13) “+ Now jasmine exporters promotod ~ 8 Nos. + Markt tnkage ~ Tamil Nedu Flower Growers! Association, Sathyamangelam (3000 growers) was inked dct with Jasmine exporters fr marketing Source Professor and Head Floniutre ad Landscaping HC RI TNAU,Colmetores Last updat- May 2014 hitpslagitech.tnau.acinlexport_imporijasminefndex ml 2