Minimize Food and Vegetable Degradation During Transportation With IoT

Retailers are grappling with the challenge to keep fruits and vegetables fresh until it reaches the consumer. Once the farm produce is harvested it starts emitting ethylene and other gases that reduce their shelf life. Also, the perishable fruits and vegetables undergo a thermal and chemical reaction that generates heat and causes them to degrade faster.

Fruits and vegetables are transported through refrigerated vans with uneven distribution of cold and hot air within the chamber. The uneven distribution of cold or hot air results in the degradation of fruits and vegetables.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Every year around one-third of the fruits and vegetables spoil while transporting them from one place to the other.

To ensure fruits and vegetables stay fresh for long, suppliers have to upgrade their reefer vans with IoT enabled temperature monitoring devices. Temperature monitoring devices are installed at pallets, cargo, parcels, trailers, or shipping containers. The IoT enabled temperature monitoring devices provide 24 hours of visibility and control of the location and temperature status of all the perishable goods. IoT enabled monitoring devices keep the suppliers informed about the change of temperature inside the reefer vans to minimize food wastage.

Let’s dig in how we can use IoT Technology to Prevent Fruits and Vegetables From Degradation:

Use IoT Upgraded Phase Change Material (PCM) or Reefer Vans: Temperature-sensitive fruits and vegetables require data monitoring to prevent their degradation during the transfer. Installing IoT enabled sensors inside the reefer vans or PCM’s updates the owners about the temperature at which the products are kept. In case there is a breakdown in the machinery of reefer vans or change in the temperature of the PCM’s then the IoT enabled sensors update the drivers and the owner about it through a message. Temperature change updates received through IoT sensors enable owners to take an action in real-time.

Iobot’s integrated Temperature Beacon Sensors and Gateways are affordable solutions to the distributors during the supply chain. These sensors can be used inside the PCM’s or installed inside the reefer vans to prevent the food from spoilage. Apart from beacons, Iobot provides other IoT solutions to ensure suppliers do not face any loss due to food spoilage.

Implementing Multipoint temperature and humidity tracking for Reefer Vans or PCM’s: The freshness of farm produce is measured through the Remaining Shelf Life (RSL) metric. Humidity and post-harvest temperature are the two factors responsible for the reduction in the value of the RSL metric of the farm produce. RSl metric is the highest right when the produce is harvested and it decreases as it travels across the supply chain. To keep the RSL metric of the fruits and vegetables high, invest in an IoT enabled multi-point temperature and humidity tracking reefer vans.

Iobot deals in one of the best beacon sensors and gateway to identify the change of temperature inside the reefer vans. Our beacons keep a check on the humidity levels of fruits and vegetables. Whenever the temperature levels go up supply chain owners are informed about it for immediate actions. These beacons sensors monitor the change in the levels of ethylene and other gases that may contaminate fruits faster. The sensors can also be used to track the location of the cargo to identify how much more time it will take for the consignment to reach.

Are you looking for solutions to prevent fruits and vegetables from spoilage? Thingsup is a renowned platform that uses the power of IoT technology to identify the root cause of temperature moderation, humidity, gas variation, etc. inside the reefer vans. It comes with an analytic suite to prevent mishaps and chances of system failure.

Feel free to discuss with our experts regarding your cold supply chain issue on sales@iobot.in/info@iobot.in

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