• Dr. Jayanandaswami Indimath

Cold chain sector plays an important role in addressing the many problems such as Poor post harvest care, highly complex and inefficient supply chains, lack of storage and processing infrastructure etc,.. Addressing the issue of perishability, cold chain extends the shelf life and thus usability of the commodity in its best form. The advantages of employing cold chain are increasing the availability of produce in non-season period, increasing the affordability and accessibility by streamlining the supply chains, improving the quality of the produce and increase in employment generation. Many people get the benefit of cold storages. But, to what extent the users of cold storages are satisfied by the service that the cold storages are providing is really matters much. Hence, the present study made an attempt to assess the users’ perception towards cold storages of Haveri district of Karnataka State. The study has considered the 520 cold storage users which consisted of 50% farmers and remaining 50% are businessmen. To determine the users’ perception towards cold storages the different services or facilities providing by the cold storages are taken into consideration. And the response towards these facilities and services gathered from 520 cold storage users in order to assess their perception towards cold storages of Haveri district of Karnataka State.

Keywords: Cold storage users, Users’ perception, Haveri District, facilities, Services

"USERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS COLD STORAGES OF HAVERI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.g561-g570, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308660.pdf

"USERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS COLD STORAGES OF HAVERI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. ppg561-g570, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308660.pdf