ZTMBPDU team visits to popularize CIPHET technologies

Ludhiana, October 1:



Officials from Zonal Technology Management and Business Planning and

Development Unit (ZTMBPDU) of Indian Agricultural Research Institute

(IARI) visited Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and

Technology (CIPHET) to screen technologies developed by the institute.



During their visit, a delegation consisting of four members visited

research facilities available at the institute and saw processing

technologies developed by the institute. "The aim of our visit was to

screen technologies having higher potential at ICAR institutes of

north zone (including states of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal

Pardesh and J&K) to popularize them through print and electronic

media," said Dr Archana Suman, Principal Scientist IARI, adding that

this helps in ensuring that technologies reaches to the end users. "We

are in process of indentifying these technologies, but processing

technologies of guava bars, powdering technology onion, garlic, ginger

powder and groundnut milk seems to be promising."



Dr Sanjay Kumar, Principal Scientist IARI, said that last year they

had popularized pomegranate aril extractor developed by the CIPHET.

Also, he said that during ICAR-Industrial meet they try to encourage

entrepreneurs to adopt technologies screened by them throughout the

region. He said that they found that tomato processing plant at CIPHET

could work as great training facility for entrepreneurs. "We will

encourage them to come here," he added. Other members of the

delegation included Dr Pramod Kumar, Senior Scientist IARI and

Digamber Prashad Senior Research Fellow. Dr D.M Kadam, Incharge of

Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU), provided the required

information to visiting officials.
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