Nagpur: CSIR-National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) Thiruvananthapuram is willing to handhold Vidarbha agro and food processing entrepreneurs and farmers at large for commercialisation of proven technologies in the region, said Dr VV Venugopalan, chief scientist and head of agro processing and technology division, while addressing an interactive workshop as chief guest. The workshop was conducted by Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) agro forum at VIA Auditorium, Udyog Bhavan, Civil Lines.
During the presentation Dr VV Venugopalan explained techno commercial feasibility, capital cost and scale of economics on available technologies for commercialisation in Vidarbha including already established manufacturing facilities for biodegradable cutlery plates, agro-based leather substitutes / technical textiles, industrial bio-enzymes for niorefineries, biomass conversions, 2-G ethanol etc at Nagpur.
He further added that amongst available technologies, formulations for functional foods, nutraceuticals and ayurvedic products, plant based meat analogues utilising various plant protein sources, dehydration of spices, fruits and vegetables including leafy vegetables like palak, methi, coriander, green chilli, mushrooms, solar dehumidification, fortified rice kernels, value added granular breakfast products from raw banana and corn, dietary fiber, vegan alternative to cheese / yogurt, pre-biotics, post biotics, fermented food, carbonated natural healthy drinks, ready to cook and eat products, bakery products, fruit roll up, biodegradable substitutes for thermocol etc and appealed to the industry fraternity to extensibly utilise existing NIIST facilities like pilot plants, quality control laboratories, incubation centres and various training programmes on agro food entrepreneurship.
Another major attraction of the workshop was Kashmiri saffron farming at Nagpur by Akshay and Divya Holey, the Kesar Jodi of Shaya Enterprises, a pioneering organisation for saffron cultivation, utilizing soil less aeroponics vertical technology to produce pure Kashmiri saffron. They also educate aspiring entrepreneurs to set up and manage their own saffron farms.
Prominently present in the programme were Dr Smita Muley, Sarang Waghmare, Subhas Wanjari, Kiran Gokhale, Rishi Saraf, Jyotindra Patel, Dr Pushpanjali Dhok, Salil Deshpande, Aniruddha Ansingkar, Hemant Padalkar, Pragati Gokhale, Kasturi Bawane, Dharmraj Madankar, Yashoda Pise, Dr PL Kirkire, Vinod Dorsatwar, KC Pradhan, Dr Sachin Chintale.
VIA agro forum convener Shachi Mallick and project director Kapil Charan Sahoo conducted the programme, while Sanjay Sinha proposed a vote of thanks.
During the presentation Dr VV Venugopalan explained techno commercial feasibility, capital cost and scale of economics on available technologies for commercialisation in Vidarbha including already established manufacturing facilities for biodegradable cutlery plates, agro-based leather substitutes / technical textiles, industrial bio-enzymes for niorefineries, biomass conversions, 2-G ethanol etc at Nagpur.
He further added that amongst available technologies, formulations for functional foods, nutraceuticals and ayurvedic products, plant based meat analogues utilising various plant protein sources, dehydration of spices, fruits and vegetables including leafy vegetables like palak, methi, coriander, green chilli, mushrooms, solar dehumidification, fortified rice kernels, value added granular breakfast products from raw banana and corn, dietary fiber, vegan alternative to cheese / yogurt, pre-biotics, post biotics, fermented food, carbonated natural healthy drinks, ready to cook and eat products, bakery products, fruit roll up, biodegradable substitutes for thermocol etc and appealed to the industry fraternity to extensibly utilise existing NIIST facilities like pilot plants, quality control laboratories, incubation centres and various training programmes on agro food entrepreneurship.
Another major attraction of the workshop was Kashmiri saffron farming at Nagpur by Akshay and Divya Holey, the Kesar Jodi of Shaya Enterprises, a pioneering organisation for saffron cultivation, utilizing soil less aeroponics vertical technology to produce pure Kashmiri saffron. They also educate aspiring entrepreneurs to set up and manage their own saffron farms.
Prominently present in the programme were Dr Smita Muley, Sarang Waghmare, Subhas Wanjari, Kiran Gokhale, Rishi Saraf, Jyotindra Patel, Dr Pushpanjali Dhok, Salil Deshpande, Aniruddha Ansingkar, Hemant Padalkar, Pragati Gokhale, Kasturi Bawane, Dharmraj Madankar, Yashoda Pise, Dr PL Kirkire, Vinod Dorsatwar, KC Pradhan, Dr Sachin Chintale.
VIA agro forum convener Shachi Mallick and project director Kapil Charan Sahoo conducted the programme, while Sanjay Sinha proposed a vote of thanks.
