Ajit Desai, Director at Navsari-based DesaiAgri Foods, a banana supplier and exporter, recalls the time when he lost out on a trial shipment to Bahrain in 2002. Desai admits he was unaware of the market demand, packing requirements and the storage and pack-house facilities needed to ensure the fruit reaches the customer properly. “I did not have adequate knowledge back then and neither did we have the post-harvest technology necessary to.