Mission
Development of value added quality products using the modern techniques of processing and preservation with minimum wastage for improving the nutritional and socio economic conditions of farmers, tribals and weaker sections of society in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Mandate
- To develop technical manpower required for food industries to meet the national schallenges, bring transformations by value addition with economic returns to farmers to achieve nutritional and health security of the consumers.
- To conduct research in the field of food processing of value addition of food crops
- To create public awareness regarding processing and value addition of food crops in order to minimize the loss of food wastages during post harvest handling operations
Objectives
- Human resource development in Food Science and Technology
- Development of value added nutritious food product using locally available food materials
- Minimization of wastage during storage and transportation of perishable as well as non-perishable food materials
- Creation of awareness and popularization of developed Technology among the farmers and entrepreneur for setting up the food processing unit in rural as well as urban areas
- Creation of awareness for hygiene and food safety for well being of common men
Future Thrust
- Development of low cost processed food using local available food materials
- Minimization of wastage food materials during processing, transportation and storage
- Utilization of by-products for processing of value added products
- Application of solar energy for processing of food materials
- Application of solar energy for processing of food materials