Friday, October 15, 2010

FARMERS PROVIDED TIPS FOR POST HARVEST HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF TURMERIC AND HONEY

LUDHIANA, OCTOBER 15:-----



The PAU Department of Processing and Food Engineering and the Punjab Horticultural Post Harvest Technology Center (PHPTC) organized a four-day training course on production, processing and marketing of turmeric, honey and pulses. The farmer members of Farmers Produce Processing Society (FAPRO) participated in the programme. Dr. B.S.Ghuman, Director, PHPTC highlighted the importance of proper post harvest management and processing of agricultural produce for enhancing profitability. The experts from PAU Departments of Agronomy, Entomology, Processing and Food Engineering and Business Management provided useful tips. The participants were also provided hands on training on packaging and value addition of these commodities and were shown the commercial establishments undertaking processing of turmeric and honey at Moga and Doraha, respectively. They were supplied with farm literature published by PAU. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Amarjit Singh and Dr. Mahesh Kumar of Department of Processing and Food Engineering.
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