Training on food processing concluded
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, June 20 2015 :
The fifth and concluding batch of the ongoing training program of three days duration on Post-Harvest Technology organized by Amity International Centre for Post Harvest Technology & Cold Chain Management (AICPHT&CCM), Amity University, Noida, UP ended at KVK-Senapati Campus on Saturday.
AICPHT&CCM, Amity University, Noida, UP organized the training programme in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Hengbung, Senapati and it was sponsored by Dept.
of Bio-Technology, Govt.of India.
The concluding batch comprised 30 rural youth and farm women from different parts of the district.
Dr..NJyotsna, Programme Coordinator, KVK Hengbung said that Amity University in association with KVK-Senapati had so far organized five training programmes on Post Harvest Technology under the sponsorship of DBT, Govt.of India where more than 170 rural youths and women got benefit.
During the programmes, the participants were imparted training on pineapple candy making, pineapple juice, mixed vegetables pickle, plum chutney, plum nectar, whole tomato concentrate and passion fruit squash, blanching potato, French fries and wafers added Dr..NJyotsna.
The Amity University has set up a mini food processing unit at KVK-Senapati campus where any interested person/group can get the facilities available at the unit for short-term training course or for personal use.
The Program Coordinator also said that the founder president of Amity Education Institutions Dr.Ashok Chauhan and Prof.Sunil Saran, Chairman, AICPHT&CCM are very enthusiastic to continue these trainings in N.E.region provided the funds are available.
From the experience of these training it has been observed that many trainees are interested to establish their own small units for enhancing their income and become entrepreneurs, she added.