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Western part of the country, these solar powered dryers, all operated by women, are now tackling the challenge head—on. these are built by sas technologies, a start—up that won the prestigious earthshot prize for climate impact this year. this isn't exactly a high—tech device at all with any complex technology, electronics or chips but these dryers expand the life—cycle of basic perishables like onions for instance or tomatoes that would otherwise have rotted. it's a frugal, low cost, climate friendly solution to preserving second rate produce that normally does not find a market. they...

Many times, the lower grade crop would not get sold, nearly half of what i had grown would rot. now, all of it gets picked up at the farm gate and my income has gone up substantially. once dried, the produce comes to this factory, which processes it further into packaged food that is sold to big companies and restaurants. the farm—to—factory chain gives growers an assured market and helps cut middle men. can you talk a little bit about about the various levels you are creating impact? we are creating impact at the three main levels. first is the food wastage where we are reducing the food ...

Translation: onion prices are very volatile. _ when the cost of transport is more than the cost of production, i used to just throw away the crop. many times, the lower grade crop would not get sold, nearly half of what i had grown wood rot. now, all of it gets picked up at the farm gate and my income has gone up substantially. once dried, the produce comes to this factory, which processes it further into packaged food that is sold to big companies and restaurants. the farm—to—factory chain gives growers an assured market and helps cut middle men. can you talk a little bit about about the ...

These gliders really help us go to places we would not really get to in the winter and they can stay out for months at a time whereas on a ship you're kind of time—limited. food wastage is a huge problem across the globe and in india this is compounded by the fact that cold storage facilities can be few and far between. but one of this year's earthshot prize winners is a start—up working on a solution. nikhil inander went to find out more. here's a shocking statistic. more than a third of all fruit and vegetables grown in india end up in landfill like these. but across some 400 villages in...

But across some 400 villages in the western part of the country, these solar powered dryers, all operated by women, are now tackling the challenge head—on. these are built by s4s technologies a start—up technologies — a start—up that won the prestigious earthshot prize for climate impact this year. this isn't exactly a high—tech device at all with any complex technology, electronics or chips, but these dryers expand the life cycle of basic perishables like onions, for instance, or tomatoes that would otherwise have rotted. it's a frugal, low—cost, climate—friendly solution to pre...