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Department of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore - 641 003 |
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The
Department of Agricultural Processing was formed during the year 1974 as
one of the departments of the College of Agricultural Engineering. The
functioning of this department started from the merger of the then Crop
Dryer Scheme of Department of Agriculture, Government of Tamil Nadu. This
department supports the Agricultural Engineering College and Research
Institute in its activities viz., teaching, research and extension in the
discipline of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering. MANDATE v Manpower development in the field of Food and Agricultural Processing under the broad based agricultural education scenario. v
To conduct
basic and applied research towards the reduction of post harvest losses,
both in durable and perishable crops. v
Development of
technology for value addition and preservation of farm produces during
glut, the utilization of the farm wastes and residues. v
Development of
gadgets and improved equipment to reduce drudgery to the farm workers and
improve the efficiency of the traditional gadgets.
v Transfer of technology on post harvest processes and gadgets by imparting training to the farmers, entrepreneurs, etc., providing consultancy services. |
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