Post Harvest UpdateAn Official Publication of

Benevole Welfare Society for Post Harvest Technology

Bhopal, India

A non government organization for promotion of post-harvest technologies to meet quality food requirement of growing population by eliminating losses, producing more nutritive value added products from main as well as by products by proper processing and fortification.

Electronic Newsletter Vol 1. No. 2 Month – March, Year- 2015

From the Chairman’s Desk

Dear All

Food for all is the greatest concern of all countries. Though globally to produce enough food, the callous attitude towards post production management and processing has resulted in this grave situation resulting in greatest number of malnourished people even in the country like India who leads in food production in all sectors. In this issue I tried to collect information about the food technology/engineering colleges in the country other than agricultural engineering colleges. Though food security and safety is so important we do not have enough properly trained manpower. Though we have ministry for this sector but it looks we have heavy top and no bottom level support to achieve the objective of quality food for all. It was seen that highest number of colleges (11-12) are in Maharashtra and West Bengal where as Karnataka, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh have no institution is offering these courses. In all there are 67 colleges might be producing hardly 500 food engineers or technologies being produced per year. For the country having population of 125 crores, handling more than 250 million tons of food grains 270 million tones of fruits and vegetables this number is like a drop in the ocean and food losses and deteriorating quality of food consumed bound to happen.

The question of having large population of malnourished children women in spite of having such a huge crop wealth is intriguing to many. Very recently I had a meeting in

Post Harvest Institutions around the world….Contd….

Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology

The Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) is one of the premier constituent institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) having the mandate for research and development on all aspects of post-harvest technology of cotton and value addition to cotton by-products and processing of wastes. Later from 1st April 1991, the Institute was renamed as Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT). The Institute has been providing yeomen service to the trade and industry.

CIRCOT has spearheaded the research and development of technologies and machineries for the postharvest processing of cotton. CIRCOT has diversified its expertise to research in utilization of other natural fibres like Banana and Coconut for technical applications, and has also started pioneering work in

USAID with Dr. Duguma and Dr (Ms) Krishnan. They informed me that now world does consider India as poor country but wealthy country due to its fastest growing middle class, even then what is surprising is that the malnutrition is of highest order in even in Urban India. This is a scary situation and even internationally they are trying to find the reason and solution for this. So efforts in bridging this gap of huge food production and quality food availability/security to people are urgently needed.

During the opportunity I get to address the youth for post harvest entrepreneurship, I find that there is a new generation of youth in rural areas. They have received education due to good network of schools and colleges in the country but not enough to find an employment. They do not want to work for conventional agriculture as they are educated and do not find job as they can’t stand the competition. For them starting a food processing activity or post harvest handling business in production catchment offers a ray of hope. The rural level processing is valued by importers due to high level of traceability for food safety hence even finding international markets is possible. However for this handholding of these youth by corporates, universities, development departments is needed by providing training for skill development, standardization of processes as well as laboratory facilities for food quality and safety evaluation.

With these few thoughts I present to you second issue of Benevole newsletter and look forward to your feedback so that I can make this effort more useful.

With best regards(R. T. Patil)

nonwoven technology, natural fibre based composites. CIRCOT has forayed into field of nanotechnology, plasma technology and is researching to develop environment-friendly textile processes using these break-through technologies.

The Institute headquarters is located in Mumbai and has four major research divisions namely Mechanical Processing Division (MPD), Quality Evaluation and Improvement Division (QEID), Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division (CBPD) and Transfer of Technology Division (TTD. The ginning training centre (GTC) of CIRCOT located in Nagpur serve the ginning industry by training gin fitters and technicians employed in ginning-pressing units dispersed all over India. There are five more Regional units of institute located at Coimbatore, Guntur, Dharwad, Surat and Sirsa.

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) under the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi is the only technology Institute in India which caters to the broad spectrum of fisheries from harvest to post-harvest operations.

The institute focuses on maintaining a harmonious relation with the fishing and fish processing industries in order to help them in their development and contribute to nation’s economy as well as food security. The technologies developed by the Institute have played a vital role in modernizing the harvest and post harvest fishery sectors of India and help making it a major exporter of processed fish and fish products. It is one of the NABL accredited laboratory recognized and as a Referral Laboratory for fish and fishery products that are exported or imported.

The Post-harvest technology divisions of CIFT lay stress on complete utilization of resources and includes in its ambit handling and preservation right from harvesting, value addition, waste management and quality assurance. The Institute has supported the fish processing industry since its nascent stage and still continuing to do so by developing technologies for preservation and processing of almost all commercially important varieties of fish, shell fish like shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, lobster tails, pomfrets, mackerel, sardines, crab, clam, mussel, oyster and other categories of seafood.

Division of Post Harvest Technology of IARI, New Delhi

The Division of Post Harvest Technology with a multidisciplinary approach was established on 5th February, 2002 in the IX Plan period. A separate teaching discipline leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees was established in the academic year 2004-05.The Division was shifted from its original place of Division of Fruits and Horticulture Technology (Horticulture Building) to the third floor of Nuclear Research Laboratory (NRL) building on 1.7.2010. The name of the existing 'Division of Post Harvest Technology' at IARI was renamed as 'Division of Food Science and Post Harvest Technology' in November, 2013. The mandates of the division are; 1) Integration of production with post harvest management, 2) Development of appropriate storage protocols, 3) Valorization through processing, 4) Design, development and evaluation of packages, low cost post harvest equipment and machinery, 5) Nutraceuticals and antioxidants in processed food, 6) Human resource development at Masters and Doctoral level, 7) Training and Entrepreneurial development programme for transfer of technology and 8) Advisory Consultancy to both Public and Pvt. Sectors.

AICRP on Post Harvest Technology, CIPHET, Ludhiana

All India Coordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology was founded in 1972 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Initially it started in ten locations with research and development work. Later to the previous ten locations another eleven locations were added. Again the in next plan eight new centres added. Out of all the centers four centers have been assigned work on diary, horticulture, fisheries, meat products and five centers were assigned for jiggery and khadsari. The planning commission again assigned four more centers in Gangtok, Ranchi, Mumbai, and Mangalore. Today this project has 38 centres with coordinating unit located CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab. The main focus of the project is to study about the original available techniques of post harvest and work on their improvement to make them more efficient and avoid losses. The They are also focusing on developing modern processing equipment and gadjects appropriate for production catchment processing. This project has developed a concept of Agro Processing Centres and popularised in successfully throughout the country. This project has generated the most authentic information on post harvest losses by covering more than 12000 farmers throughout the country.

CWB Centre for Grain Storage Research, Canada

The Canadian Wheat Board Centre for Grain Storage Research at the University of Manitoba was commissioned in November 2005 for the purpose of doing research into all aspects of grain storing, drying, handling and quality monitoring under one roof. The activities of the centre consist of integrated research studies into grain storage and handling with an aim to preserve stored grain in Canada and around the world using a multi-disciplinary approach. Engineers, entomologists, chemists, and mycologists work together to conduct innovative research related to grain storage and handling. Researchers collaborate extensively with other groups at the local, national, and international levels. The scientists from the centre have developed collaborative research programs with several researchers of international repute in China, India, Israel, Poland, Scotland, and the USA and consult worldwide on grain storage issues.

The centre has six important laboratories.

1) Image Processing Laboratory: This includes imaging systems based on area-scan, line-scan and thermal cameras along with sample presentation and illumination components, a soft X-ray unit and two near-infrared hyper spectral imaging systems with wavelength range from 400 to 1700 nm for research on the detection of low-level insect infestations and measurement of grain quality.

2) Physical Properties Laboratory: This lab contains equipment for the measurement of physical (bulk density, particle density, emptying and filling angles of repose, and grain friction coefficient against structural materials) and thermal (thermal conductivity and specific heat) properties of bulk grains and equipment for determining heat of respiration of grains.

3) Instrumentation Laboratory: This lab houses a gas chromatograph, spectrophotometer, differential scanning colorimeter, and equipment for measuring grain hygroscopic (equilibrium relative humidity), sorption (absorption of gases), and dielectric properties.

4) Fabrication Laboratory: This workshop contains machinists’ equipment for fabrication of many different experimental setups required for research projects.

5) Insect Control Laboratory: This lab has twenty one 0.6 –m diameter airtight bins for studying the effectiveness of carbon dioxide and other gases for controlling insects in grain, a high-temperature grain-treating unit and separate insect rearing area.

6) Grain Handling, Cleaning, and Drying Laboratory: This lab houses commercial-scale seed cleaning structure and two 4.6-m diameter storage bins, a hot air dryer, microwave dryer, and custom-built dryer with the capability to operate as a cross-counter, or parallel-flow dryer; three 2.8-m diameter bins are housed in an adjoining room that has the capability to reproduce temperature and relative humidity of any geographical location for any year using hourly weather data for that location. These bins provide a unique capability to validate mathematical models and to conduct grain drying experiments using atmospheric air on a year-round basis.

For further information please contact: Canadian Wheat Board Centre for Grain Storage Research, 207 Administration Building, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Email: Digvir.Jayas@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Patil Chairman of Benevole Society Promotes Rural Level Processing in Villages

In Jalgaon district of Maharashtra bananas are grown in most of the irrigated lands. The farm holdings are generally low and banana is harvested and marketed by traders. However only good quality grade 1 banana fectch good price and grade 2 bananas are sold at distress price. However banana being a fruit is a

store house of nutrients and processed products from them can offer health benefits as well value addition benefit at production catchment. To promote processing of unripe banana into chips, flour and Jam an awareness meeteing was addressed by Dr. Patil in a village Vitner, Tal Chopda, Dist Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

The response from youth was overwhelming. Fortunately in the same group a person was present who sources the chips from Jalgaon for marketing in Pune. He was willing to tie up with rural entrepreneurs from this village if they establish a unit to process unripe banana for chips.

Dr. Patil addresses farmers at KVK Pal, Maharashtra

Chairman of Benevole Society for Post Harvest Technology visited Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Pal Dist Jalgaon, Maharashtra to promote the post harvest activities under this KVK and also a farmers group to take up post harvest activities for their produce to get higher return from agriculture. The KVK is working on processing and utilisation of soybean using a very handy machine costing Rs 4000 and making about 20 ltrs of milk per batch of 30 min. This KVK is

also helping the local entrepreneurs to produce chips and flour from unripe Banana.

This KVK is operated by Satpuda Vikas Mandal a community organisation devoted to working with tribal groups in the remote Satpuda ranges surrounding the village of Pal. The organisation was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi – who called on Indian officials working for the British to leave their jobs and work for the poorest of the poor. An Indian Police Officer who lived in a village on the plains below the Satpuda ranges – took up Gandhi's call – left his well paid job –and began working with tribal groups around Pal. After he was murdered by money lenders whose corrupt practices he opposed, his son, who was at university at the time, took up his father's work and set up the organisation Satpuda Vikas Mandal in Pal. The main foci of Satpuda Vikas Mandal are agriculture and education – but they also work on broad

community development, women's groups, health issues, and environmental projects.

Dr. Patil delivered a key note address in International Banana Conference

The Confederation of Horticulture Associations of India(CHAI), and ASSOCHEM New Delhi is organised an International Conference on Dynamics of Technology for Quality Production Bananaduring 16 to 18, March, 2015 at Jain Hills, Jalgaon, Maharashtra

in collaboration with Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL) and Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilisation of Banana (AIPUB ). The theme of the conference was value chain management and farm profitability enhancementthrough banana farming.

The aim of conference was to understand the current status of technology forvalue chain management in banana for addressing future challenges, and provide inspiration for innovative and sustainable value chain management through knowledge sharing. Dr. Patil delivered a key note paper titled “Production Catchment Processing of Unripe Banana for Value Added Products”. The topics covered were production of banana chips, flour and jam. The Jalgaon district being major banana producer, there exists great scope for processing second grade unripe bananas. The major recommendations made in this presentation were 1) Standardisation of processes, product quality evaluation support, and training programme for skill development and product quality be provided to willing entrepreneurs by State Agri Univercity/Krishi Vigyan Kendras/Jain Irrigation System Limited. 2) Banana Chips made by SHGs may be introduced in the mid-day meal program due to their healthy nature 3) Chocolate coated, fruit flavoured, cheese, ketchup flavoured chips as well as Pringles like chips be developed from Banana flour and other fruit pulps

Dr. Patil visits Nalanda University, Bihar

Dr. Patil visited Nalanda University on March 24th and delivered a public lecture on Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops for faculty and students. He also interacted with students of School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences on Changing patterns of food habits; Understanding industrial cultivation and global food supplies; Growth of organic farming; Animal husbandry – milk and meat; Fisheries – capture, industrial production etc.; Greening the food-chain; Demand-side management – quotas and prices in relation with post harvest management. This university was established in November 2010. Nalanda is a standalone international university unlike any other established in the country, located in the town of Rajgir, Bihar. This university contains within it a memory of the ancient Nalanda University and is premised on the shared desire of member States of the East Asia Summit countries to re-discover and re-strengthen educational co-operation by tapping the East Asia Regions centres of excellence in education to improve regional understanding and the appreciation of one another's heritage and history.Nalanda University is envisaged as an icon of this new Asian renaissance: a creative space that will be for future generations a centre of inter- civilizational dialogue.

Food Engineering &Technology Colleges in India

Sl. No.

Name of the institute State

1 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology

Punjab (4)

2 Pt. J.R. Govt. Polytechnic College Hoshiarpur

3 Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering & Technology

4 Doaba Polytechnic College

5 Manav Institute of Technology and Haryana (8)

Management

6 Doon Valley Institute of Engineering & Technology

7 P.D.Memorial College of Engineering For Women

8 Ganpati Institute of Technology & Management

9 Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology

10 Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram Govt. Polytechnic Education Society, Sampla

11 Ch. Devi Lal Memorial Government Engg. College

12 Inderaprastha Polytechnic College

13 Government Polytechnic Panaji Goa (1)14 Government Polytechnic Bhaga Jharkhand (1)15 Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Ray

PolytechnicWest Bengal (11)

16 Jadavpur University

17 Gurunanak Institute of Technology

18 Falakata Polytechnic

19 Techno India

20 Sheikhpara Abdur Rahaman Memorial Polytechnic

21 Haldia Institute of Technology

22 Malda Polytechnic

23 Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute ofEngineering and Technology

24 Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic

25 Hemnalini Memorial College ofEngineering

26 Department of Agri & Food Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

27 Central Institute of Technology Assam (2)28 Tezpur University

29 University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Chandigarh (1)

30 Islamic University of Science And Technology

Jammu Kashmir (2)

31 Government Polytechnic for Women, Srinagar

32 C.V.Raman College of Engineering Orissa (2)33 Government Polyechnic

34 Manda Institute of Technology Rajasthan (4)35 Biyani International Institute of

Engineering and Technology for Girls

36 College of Dairy and Food Science Technology

37 Jaipur National University (Sch. Of Engg. & Tech.)

38 Institute of Peoples Science And Technology

Madhya Pradesh (1)

39 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Delhi (1)

40 T.K.M Institute of Technology Kerala (1)0 Karnataka (0)41 Tripura Institute of Technology

(Erstwhile Polytechnic Institute}Tripura (1)

42 SGB Amaravati University Maharashtra (11)43 Laxminarayan Institute of Technology

44 Department of Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur

45 Department of Chemical Technology, Nm University, Jalgaon

46 Aditya Engineering College

47 Government Polytechnic, Malvan

48 Institute of Chemical Technology

49 Queen's College of Food Technology, Aurangabad

50 MGM College of Food Technology, Aurangabad

51 MIT College of Food Technology, Pune

52 Indian Institute of Food Science & Technology, Aurangabad

53 A.D.Patel Institute of Technology Gujarat (1)54 Sanskriti Institute of Management &

Technology (SIMT)Uttar Pradesh (5)

55 Faculty of Engineering & Technology, R.B.S.College, Bichpuri Campus, Agra.

56 R. R. Institute of Modern Technology

57 Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

58 Institute of Engineering & Technology

0 Bihar (0)59 School of Food Processing Technology

JntukAndhra Pradesh (2)

60 University College of Technology

61 Institute of Food and Dairy Technology Tamil Nadu (5)62 Indian Institute of Crop Processing

Technology

63 Kongu Engineering College

64 Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute

65 Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women

66 Tura Polytechnic Meghalaya (1)0 Nagaland (0)0 Chhattisgarh (0)0 Manipur (0)67 College of Agricultural Engineering and

Post Harvest Technology, GangtokSikkim (1)

0 Himachal Pradesh (0)

Advanced Food Processing Technology of the Month

High Pressure Processing

High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a cold pasteurization technique by which products, already sealed in its final package, are introduced into a vessel and subjected to a high level of isostatic pressure (300–600MPa/43,500-87,000psi) transmitted by water. Pressures above 400 MPa / 58,000 psi at cold (+ 4ºC to 10ºC) or ambient temperature inactivate the vegetative flora (bacteria, virus, yeasts, moulds and parasites) present in food, extending the products shelf life importantly and guaranteeing food safety. High Pressure Processing respects the sensorial and nutritional properties of food, because of the absence of heat treatment, and maintains its original freshness throughout the shelf-life.

For further details contact:

Dr. R. T. Patil (ramabhau@gmail.com, benevole14@gmail.com)Chairman and Executive Director

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