Three day training on millets processing concludes at CIPHET

Ludhiana, February 28:



Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) organized a three days training on "Processing and Value addition of small millets". Around ten participants from the states of U.P and Uttarakhand attended the programme, which included lectures, practical, hands on training and field visit.



Speaking on the occasion, Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Course Director of the training proramme, informed that Government of India has allocated Rs. 300 crores under initiative for "Nutritional Security through Intensive Millet Promotion (INSIMP)" realizing the increasing importance of millets for diversification. He also revealed that for increasing the awareness about post harvest millet processing into various value added products, four trainings are scheduled to be organized in this financial year.



Dr. S.N. Jha, Head AS&EC Division apprised the participants about the millet processing and value addition. He also advised them to get benefited from the other technologies developed by the institute. Dr. D.R. Rai, Head TOT division spoke about the activities undertaken by the institute in training, demonstration and transfer of technologies. While Dr Deepika Goswami, Scientist coordinated the inaugural ceremony of the training programme, Dr. Indu Karki, Scientist proposed a vote of thanks.
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