**3. Conclusion**

Postharvest technology has become necessary to improve food safety and strengthen the nation's food security. Appropriate handling, packaging, transportation and storage reduce post-harvest losses of pepper. For every one per cent reduction in loss, it will correspondingly save five million tons of pepper fruit annually. Processing and preservation technology helps to save excess fruit during the glut season. The technology helps to boost the export of pepper in the form of preserved and value-added products. The technical activities that must be incorporated in the pepper's value chain include harvesting at the proper maturity stage, removal of field heat, appropriate packaging, ventilated and sound vehicles, field drying, storage, proper processing, marketing and distribution. The economic activities in the value chain of pepper, such as transporting, marketing, quality control, nutrition and extension services, serve as a means of employing a significant number of people, improving household income and increasing the nation's economy.
