The primary concern when making gas-tight and controlled gas environment warehouses for fruit and vegetable storage is their sealing.
Global food losses have been documented at around 25% to 50% of production due to lack of cold chain infrastructure. In Russia this figure amounts to 30-40%, in India – up to 16%. Each year food loss and waste cost roughly $1 trillion in losses around the world. Most of the losses in the cold chain of fruit and vegetable supply occur during the period of product storage.