The guide pages cover simple technologies that farmers can start for sage after harvest practices so that more than 80 percent of the post harvest losses could be reduced by interventions from farmers side.

1. kf]i6 xfe]{i6 ;+jlGw Ps lbg] s[ifs :t/Lo lkmN8 tflnd
afn s6fgL kl5sf k|ljlwx? (Post-Harvest Technology)
Tfflndsf] pb]Zo
 ;xefuLx?n] afnL s6fgL kl5 ul/g]k|ljlw af/] hfGg] 5g .
 ;xefuLx?n] t/sf/Lsf] :tl/s/0f Kofs]lhª n]jlnª, 9'jfgL, 5gf]6 k|ljlw
af/] hfgsf/L k|fKt ug{] 5g .
;xefuL ;+Vof @%hgf
nlIft ;d"x s"ifs ;d'x :t/
cjwL ! lbg -$ 306f_
Tfflnd :yfg s"ifssf] v]taf/L / 3/
ljifo j:t' ljwL ;do
;xefuL afnL s6fgL kl5 u/fOg] k|ljlwsf] kl/ro / gf]S;fgL af/]
hfgsf/L . ;}bflGts $% dL=
afnL s6fgL ug{] eof] sL ePg eGg] hfGg] tl/sf ;}bflGts !% dL=
:tl/s/0f Kofs]lhª 5gf]6, ;'/lIft 9'jfg, e08f/0f / cGo
Joj:yfkg ;DjGwL hfgsf/L k|of]uffTds ^) dL=
ahf/ / pkef]Qmfsf] rfxgf af/] hfgsf/L ;}bflGts $% dL=
:yfgLo tj/df ckgfO{g] afnL pk/fGtsf k|ljlwx? ;}bflGts $% dL=
;fwf/0f 3/df e08f/0f ug{] tl/sf ;}bflGts #) dL=
Tfflnd ;fdfu|L a|fpg k]k/, dfl:sª 6]k, dfs{/ k]g
ck]lIft cfzf t/sf/L afnL l6k] kl5 t/sf/Lsf] gf]S;fg sd ug{ s[ifsn] ljleGg lsl;dsf
ljlwx? ckgfpg] 5g .
Kf]fi6 xfe]{i6 k|ljlw M
t/sf/L jfnLnfO{ l6kL;s]kl5 plrt Joj:yfkg ug'{ kb{5 . pTkfbg ePsf t/sf/L vfg of]Uo jf afnL
lng ;'? ePsf] clGtd pkef]Qmfn] pkef]u gu?Gh]n ;Dd aLrdf ul/g] ljleGg sfo{x?nfO{ g} afnL s6fgL
kl5sf k|ljlw cyf{t kf]i6 xfe]{i6 k|ljlw (Post-Harvest Technology) elgG5 . pQm k|ljlwdf
lgDgs'/fnfO{ Wofg k'Øfpg' kb{5 .
!= afnL l6kfO{
@= ;l6{Í
#= u]|l8Ë
$= Kofs]lhË
%= :6f]/]h
^= 9'jfgL
&= k|f];]l;+Ë
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ls;fgx?n] a]xf]b}{ cfPsf] #) k|ltzt hlt Iflt sd ug{ ;lsG5 .

2. kf]i6 xfe]{i6 k|ljlwdf gf]S;fgLsf sf/0fx?
 Ps lsl;dsf] gf]S;fgL s[lif hGo a:t' km'6]/ eflrP/ cf]OnfP/ ;'s]/ sf]lrP/ cflb sf/0fn] tf}n
36g hfG5 .
 csf{] lsl;dsf] gf]S;fgL u0ffTds xf] . j:t' aflx/af6 x]bf{ 7Ls} h:tf] nfu]klg To;df /x]sf]
kf}li6s tTj gi6 ePsf] x'g ;S5 .
gf]S;fgLsf] sf/0f / gf]S;fgL 36fpg] pkfox?
!_ df};d :jefj / sdefp
t/sf/L c? s[lif hGo j:t' h:t} df};dL a:t' ePsf] sf/0f Pshftsf] t/sf/L cS;/ Ps} ;dodf pTkfbg
x'Fbf / ahf/df cfpg] sf/0f ahf/df cfk"lt{ a9L x'G5 / efp 36g hfG5 . efp sd ePsf]n] pTkfbg kl5
/ pkef]u gu?Gh]n;Ddsf] cjlwdf t/sf/L /fd|/L cf];f/ k|;f/ gug{] / ;'/lIft 7fpFdf g/fVg] x'G5 .
@_ tfhf t/sf/Ldf kfgLsf] dfqf a9L x'g'
tfhf t/sf/Ldf kfgLsf] dfqf *)Ü x'G5 / s'g} s'g} t/sf/Left ()Ü eGbf a9L kfgLsf] dfqf ePsf]
kfOG5 . ljz]if u/L uf]ne]8f, sfqmf aGbf / cGo ;fukftx?df kfgLsf] dfq a9L kfOG5 . olb sdy
sbflrt %Ü dfq kfgLsf] s'g} sf/0fj; sd eP tL afnLx? cf]OnfPsf], v'lDrg] / ahf/ ljqmL nfos
gx'g] x'G5 .
#_ plrt cj:yfdf afnL gl66g'
$_ pko'Qm ;dosf] 5gf]6 gug{] .
%_ l6k]sf] afnL pko'Qm cj:yfdf g/fVg' .
^_ pko'Qm lsl;dsf] 8f]sf] 6f]s/L gx'g' .
&_ pko'Qm tof/L / u|]l8ªsf] cefj .
*_ j}1flgs tl/sfn] 8f]sf], 6f]s/L ldnfP/ g/fVg' .
(_ pko'Qm 9'jfgL ;fwg / ;dodf Wofg glbg' .
!)_ ;lx tl/sfn] cf];f/ k;f/ gug{] .
!!_ e08f/0f sf]7fsf] ;xL Joj:yfkg gug'{ .
!@_ cfjZos lgu/fgL g/fVg', gug{] .

3. !#_ ;'xfpFbf] afnL hftsf] 5gf]6 gug'{ .
!$_ j}1flgs tl/sfn] jf dfqf cg';f ljiffbL dn cflbsf] k|of]u gug{] .
!%_ e08f/0f cuf8L /fd|f];+u So"l/ª gug'{ .
afnL s6fgL ug{] ;do eof] sL ePg yfxf kfpg] tl/sf/x?
kf]i6 xfe}i6 k|ljlwx? dWo] of] Ps dxTjk"0f{ sfd dflgG5 . afnL l6Kbf slxn] s'g ;do, xf] eGg] s'/fnfO{
dfq Wofgdf /fVg ;s] gf]S;fgLnfO{ 36fpg ;lsG5 . afnL s;/L slxn] s'g ;dodf l6Kbf afnLsf]
pkef]u ul/g] efu / cj:yfdf e/ kb{5 . pkef]u ul/g] efusf] cfwf/df $ cj:yfdf l6Kg ;lsG5 .
!_ jg:klt cj:yf M
of] cj:yfsf afnL eg]sf] xl/of] kft tyf h/f vfg] t/sf/L aflnx? kb{5g . h;nfO{ kftx? gl5lKkb}
l6lkG5 . h:t}, wlgof, /fof], kfn'ªuf], rDr'/, lh/Lsf] ;fu, s'l/nf] aGbf d'nf, hfFh/ d]yL cflb .
@_ l5lKkg' eGbf klxnfsf] cj:yf M
o; cGtu{t kmnkm"n sf];f t/sf/L afnLx? kb{5g . h:t} leG8L, sfqmf], km;L{ ;LdL, af]8L, e6df;, s/]nf,
nf}sf lw/f}nf cflb .
#_ l5lkPsf] cj:yf M
of] cj:yfdf l5lkg' eGbf klxnfsf] cj:yfdf, k/]sf t/sf/Lx? kb{5g . h:t} cfn', lk8fn', v';f{gL, km;L{
s]/fp, ;Lld cflb .
$_ kfs]sf] cj:yf M
o; cGtu{t kmn kfs] kl5sf] pkef]u ul/G5 . h:t} uf]ne]8f, sfqmf, km;L{, cflb .
afnL l6Kg] a]nf yfxf kfpg] t/Lsf
s_ afnLnfO{ x]/]/
t/sf/L afnLsf] :j?k x]/]/ dfq klg afnLsf] cj:yf af/] hfGg ;lsG5 .
v_ afnL nfO{ 5f]P/
;//tL{ x]bf{ t/sf/L afnLsf] cj:yf 5'Fbf s8f jf g/d s:tf] cj:yfdf 5 . h; cg';f/ klg yfxf kfpg
;lsG5 .
u_ afnLnfO{ ;'3]/
s'g} s'g} afnLx? af:gf bf/ ePsf] x'gfn] To:tf afnLx?nfO{ uGwaf6 ;'w]/ klg yfxf kfpg ;lsG5 .
3_ :jfb rfv]/

4. afnLsf] :jfb u'lnof] cldnf] lk/f] cflb :jfbsf] cfwf/df klg yfxf kfpg ;lsG5 .
ª_ afnL s'g ;dodf nufPsf] / km'n v]Nbfsf] cj:yf jf ;dosf] cfwf/df
kl/If0fsf] cfwf/df afnL nufPsf] lbg / klxnf]sf] l6Ssf ;donfO{ Wofgdf /fv]/ klg yfxf kfpg ;lsG5 .
r_ /;folgs k/LIf0f u/]/ M
ljleGg tTjsf] / kl/0ffddf /;folgs kl/If0f u/]/ afnL l6Kg] ;dosf] Plsg ug{ ;lsG5 .
afnL l6Kbf Wofg lbg' kg{] s'/fx?
!_ wfd nfu]sf] a]nfdf l6Kg' x'Fb}g .
@_ afnL l6Kbf s}rLsf] k|of]u ug'{ k5{ .
#_ 8fF7 jfnf t/sf/L l6Kbf wl/nf] / 58s] agfO{sf6g' x'Fb}g .
$_ df6f] d'lg t/sf/LnfO{ xf]l;of/L ;fy rf]6 k6s nfUg glbO{ lgsfNg' k5{ .
%_ afnLsf] e]6gf nfdf] /fVg' x'Fb}g .
^_ l6k]sf] afnL /fd|f] g/fd|f] 5'6ofpg' k5{ .
&_ l6k]sf] afnL 3fddf g/fvL 5fofFdf /fVg' k5{ .
*_ t/sf/L afnL l6kL;s]kl5 9'jfgL ubf{ qmd};+u ldnfP/ /fVg' k5{ .
u|]l8ª -:tl/s0f_
t/sf/L l6kL ;s]kl5 / ahf/ k'¥ofpg' cuf8L a:t'sf] cfsf/ s'lxPsf], sf6]sf] ls/fn] vfPsf] bfu nfu]sf]
cflb cj:yfdfsf] cfwf/df 5'6ofpg'nfO{ u|]l8ª elgG5 . u|]l8ª ug{] tl/sfnfO{ ljleGg cfwf/df 5'6ofpg
;lsG5, ;fgf] 7"nf] /+ª, /fd|f];Fu kfs]sf] c6sNrf] bfu nfu]sf] gnfu]sf, ls/fn] vfPsf] gvfPsf] cflbsf]
cfwf/df 5'6ofpg ;lsG5 .
Koflsª
u|]l8ª u/]/ 5'6ofPsf] t/sf/L afnLx?nfO{ rf]6 k6s gnfUg] u/L nfOg jfO{ nfOgdf ldnfP/ /fVg' k5{ .
Kofs]lhª ubf{ rf]6 k6s gnfUg] u/L /f]Vg' k5{ ;fy} afnL cg';f/sf] dfq klg tof/ ug'{ k5{ . Kofs]lhª
ubf{ ljleGg lsl;dsf] kmfObfx? x'g ;S5g .
!_ 9'jfgL ug{ / rf]6 k6s nufpgaf6 sd ug{ ;lsG5 .
@_ nf]l8ª cgnf]l8ª ug{ ;lhnf] x'G5 .
#_ u'0f :tl/o tj/af6 pkef]uQmfsf] rfxgf cg';f/ tfhf / cfs{ifs t/sf/L ahf/df pknAw u/fpg
;lsG5 .

5. 9'jfgL
pTkfbg :yn b]lv jf ;+sng s]Gb| xf6 ahf/ / ahf/ of]hgf ;ldltdf ;+sng ePsf] t/sf/L xf]n;]n
k;n ;Dd jf ljqmL s]Gb|;Dd ;xL tl/sfaf6 k'¥ofpg] tl/sf g} 9'jfgL xf] . 9'jfgL ubf{ ljleGg lsl;dsf
;fwgx? k|of]udf Nofpg ;lsG5 . h:t} 9]nf uf8L, 6«s, dflg; cflb .
9'jfgL ubf{ ljleGg lsl;dsf] ;d:ofx? klg x'g ;S5g .
 af6f]df ljleGg lsl;dsf lgl/If0f / s/ p7fpg'
 9'jfgL ug{] ;fwgx? dxªuf] / e/kbf{] gx'g' .
 9'jfgL ug{] ;8sx? slRr / ljlu|Psf] x'g .
 afnL cg';f/ pko'Qm ;fwgdf Koflsª gul/g' .
e08f/0f
t/sf/Lsf] lsl;dx? ljleGg vfnsf] x'gfn] nfdf] ;do ;Dd ;fdfGo tfkqmd /fVg] ;lsb}g . t/sf/Ldf
kfgLsf] dfq kfOG5 / l56 s'lxP/ ;'s]/ hfg] a:t' klg xf] .
;fwf/0f to !)–!%)C / *%–(%Ü ;fk]lIft cfb{tf ePsf] 7fpFdf @–$ xKtf;Dd e08f/0f ug{ ;lsG5 .
t/ xl/of] ;fukft eg] a9Ldf ! xKtf;Dd dfq /fVg ;lsG5 .
jhf/ / pkef]Qmfsf] rfxgf af/] hfgsf/L
ahf/ Pp6f qm]tf / ljqm]tf aLr lglZrt 7fpFdf lbg] a]Rg x'g] 7fpF xf] . ToxfF # s[lif hGo pTkflbt
a:t'x? vl/b ljqmL ug{ ;lsg5 . xfn g]kfndf ljleGg lsl;dsf] ahf/x? 5g .
 :yfgLo ahf/
 lhNnf :tl/o ahf/
 If]qLo :tl/o ahf/
 /fli6«o :tl/o ahf/
 cGt/f{li6«o :tl/o ahf/
!= :yfgLo ahf/
:yfgLo ahf/ eg]sf] pTkfbg If]qaf6 glhs x'G5 . ;fgf] kl/0fd ljqmL x'G5 k"ltkwL{x? sd x'G5g .
u'0f:tl/o pTkfbg Wofg sd lbOg], df]n df]nfO{ sd x'g] .
ahf/Ls/0f
pTkfbs 8f]s] pkef]Qmf
pTkfbs 8f]s] v'b|f Jofkf/L pkef]Qmf
@= lhNnf :tl/o ahf/
o; ahf/df lhNnfnfO{ kfos kg{] 7fpF / oftfoftsf] ;'ljwf ePsf] 7fpFdf s[lif hGo pTkflbt a:t'x?sf]
lsg a]r x'G5 hxfF pTkfbg If]qaf6 %–$) ls=ld= 6f9f x'G5 . lhkdf 9'jfgL ug{ k'Ug] pTkfbg If]q
cfjZos k5{, k|lt:kwL{ a9L x'G5g, u'0f:t/ a:t' hf]8 lbg' k5{, df]n df]nfO{ a9L x'G5 .

6. ahf/Ls/0f
 pTkfbs ;+sng yf]s Jofkf/L v'b|f pkef]Qmf
 pTkfbs xf6ahf/ yf]s Jofkf/L v'b|f÷7]nf pkef]Qmf
 pTkfbs xf6ahf/ yf]s Jofkf/L÷bnfnL v'b|f÷7]nf pkef]Qmf
 pTkfbs xf6ahf/ v'b|f÷7]nf pkef]Qmf
 pTkfbs xf6ahf/ pkef]Qmf
If]qLo ahf/
o; ahf/df k|lt:kwL{ a9L x'G5, 6«snfO{ nf]8 k'Ug] pTkfbs cfjZos k5{, df]n df]nfO{ a9L x'G5,
u'0f:tl/o pTkfbgdf d'NOdf cfwfl/t x'g] x'G5 .
ahf/Ls/0f
 pTkfbs – ;+sns – I]lqo yf]s Jofkf/L lh= yf]s Jofkf/L– v'b|f Jofkf/L÷7]nf– pkef]Qmf
 pTkfbs – xf6 ahf/– yf]s Jofkf/L÷bnfn
/fli6«o ahf/
ljleGg lhNnf :t/ ahf/af6 /fli6«o :t/sf] ahf/df s[lif hGo j:t'x?sf] Jojl:yt tl/sfaf6 Kofs]lhª
u/L 6«saf6 9'jfgL u/L NofOG5 . hxfF 7"nf] kl/0ffddf ljqmL x'G5 a9L eGbf a9L kl{:kwL{ x'G5, u'0f:t/df
d"No lgwf{/0f x'G5 .
ahfl/s0f
pTkfbs– ;+sng– If]= :t/ yf]s Jofkf/L– s]lGb|o :t/ yf]s Jofkf/L– v'b|f Jofkf/L÷7]nf – pkef]Qmf
cGt/fli6«o ahf/
ljleGg lhNnfdf pTkfbg ePsf u'0f:tl/o s[lif hGo a:t'x? ljleGg b]zx?sf] dfu rfxgf cg';f/
k7fOG5 . lo a:t'x? k}7f/L ubf{ Post Harvest df ;a} l;4fGtx? ckgfPsf x'G5g . ;fy} tL a:t'x?
/f]u / ls/f nfu]sf] x'g' x'Fb}g . o:tf lsl;dsf] ahf/df 7"nf 7"nf Jofkf/Lx? dfq ;+nUg ePsf x'G5g .
:yfgLo :t/df ckgfOg] afnL pk/fGt k|ljlwx?
k|foM h;f] ls;fgx?n] afnL pTkfbg pk/fGt ul/g] k|ljlw h:t} ;dodf g} afnL sf6g] Kofs]lhª ug{]
u|]l8ª ug{] h:tf k|ljlw gckgfPsf] sf/0fn] ubf{ ;xL d"No kfpg ;sL /x]sf] 5}gg . clwsfFz s[ifsx?nfO{
o; P.H ;DjGwL 1fgsf] cefjn] gckgfPsf] x'g ;S5 .
sfpnL aGbf ;d"xsf t/sf/Lx?
s'g ;dodf afnL nufpg] s'g ;dodf kfS5 / s6fgL ug{] eGg] s'/fsf] Plsg ug{ g;s]sf]n] gofF gofF
ls;fg ;fgf pBdLn] ;dodf afnL s6fgL ug{] ub{}g . of cfkm"nfO{ km';{b ePsf] j]nfdf dfq s6fgL ug{]
rng 5 . sltj6f kft /fVg], s'g ;dodf s6fgL ug{] u|]l8ª ug{], Kofs]lhª s;/L ug{] cflb s'/fx?sf]

7. Wofg glbPsf] kfOG5 eg] Psflt/ 9'jfgL ubf{ Knfli6s qm]6df n]jn ldnfP/ /fvL 9'jfgL ug'{ kg{]df 8f]sf] /
h'6sf] af]/fdf h'g kfof} ToxL, h:tf] kfof To:t} afnLx? /fvL ahf/;Dd k'¥ofOg] rng 5 . h;n] ubf{
ls;fgx?N] cfkmgf] ;fdfg jf j:t'n] ;xL d"No kfpg ;Sb}g .
nx/] ;d"xsf t/sf/Lx?
nx/f]jfnLsf t/sf/L afnLx? klg k|foM h;f] ls;fgn] xftn] g} ;dfO{ df]6g]nfO{ 3'dfO{ l6Kg] rng x'G5
h;n] ubf{ ;xL lsl;dn] afnL l6lkb}g, nx/f r'l8g] kmndf bfu nfUg] / nfdf] ;do ;Dd e08f/0f u/L
/fVg ;lsb}g . o;df klg 7"nf] ;fgf], s'lxPsf] sfl6Psf] rf]6 k6s nfu]sf] h:tf afnLsf] 5gf]6 u/L ahf/
;dIf k7fpFbf ;f]rf] h:tf] d"No lng r'ls /x]sf x'G5g . eg] pkef]Qmfn] klg dg k/fpFb}g .
uf]ne]8f
uf]ne]8f t/sf/Lx?df a9L ;Dj]bgl;n a:t' xf] . o; afnLnfO{ klg s[ifsn] s'g ;dodf l6Kg] e]6g' ;lxt
jf e]6g' j]uf/sf] xl/of]af6 /ftf] x'g] ;dodf jf xNsf /ftf ePkl5 l6Kg' k5{ h;df ljqmL ug{ slt
6f9f;Ddsf] ahf/df n}hfg' ;Dk"0f{ s'/fx?sf] cjut geO{ l6Kg] u/]sf] kfOG5 . o;nfO{ klg 9'jfgL ubf{
jf]/fdf /fvL n}hfg] u/]sf] kfOG5 . h;n] ubf{ @%Ü 6df6/ ahf/ gk'Ub} x«f; eO{ ;s]sf] x'G5 .
df6f]sf] 3}6f] agfO{ e08f/0f ug{] k|ljlw
df6f]sf] 3}6f]df e08f/0f ug{] k|ljlw :yfgLo :t/df a9L k|of]udf NofOPsf] kfOG5 . o; k|ljlwaf6 e08f/0f
ubf{ cfw'lgs k|ljlw jf tl/sfaf6 e08f/0f u/]sf] t/sf/L eGbf a9L u'0f:t/ / ;lhnf] klg ePsf] kfOG5 .
o; k|ljlw ljz]if u/]/ ;fgf ls;fg pkef]Qmf / v'b|f Jofkf/Ln] k|of]u u/L /x]sf 5g .
df6f]sf] 3}6faf6 e08f/0f ug{] tl/sf
 @ j6f df6f]sf] ef8f] lng]
 Pp6f ef8f] 7"nf] / csf{] ef8f ;fgf] x'g' k5{ .
 7"nf] ef8f leq ;fgf] ef8f /fVg] .
 b'O{ j6f ef8fsf] aLrdf dl;gf afn'jf x? /fVg' k5{ .
 afn'jfdf lgoldt ?kdf kfgL /fvL lr:ofg a9fO{ /fVg' k5{ .