FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING UNIT
The Fruits and Vegetables processing unit houses various modern food processing equipments which are used to develop new innovative functional and nutraceutical value added products on fruits and vegetables. Research fellows use the facility for scaling up the existing technologies of fruits and vegetables and for research direction towards innovative functional and nutraceutical value added products from fruits and vegetables. Regular capacity building (training programmes) on value addition of fruits and vegetables are given to SHGs, farmers and entrepreneurs for income generation activity.
For review, Mrs. Poongothai, Deputy Director Agri Marketing, Department of Agri marketing and agri business, Chennai visited and observed the installed machineries
Training Conducted Capacity Building programme for farmers FPO, Entrepreneurs on Value Chain processing Food Safety of Dhal products in 2 Batches with a from 26.10.2022 to 28.10.2022 and 27.10.2022 to 29.10.2022
Training Photos
Conducted two days Value addition training on “ skill oriented training on value addition in fruits and vegetables to the 23 students from Lady Doak College , Madurai from 05.08.2022 and 06.08.2022
VCS - Training details for the year 2022
| Period | Total number of training programmes – 2022
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Number of Participants | Category of Participants | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| Jan – 2022 Nov 2022 | 8 | 41 | 66 | 107 | SHG/FPO/ ATMA/ Entrepreneurs and students |
Delivered a special lecture on Importance of Breast Feeding and nutritional benefits – programme on Breast feeding week programmed conducted by the CDPO of Kotampatti block on 05.08.2022