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CSIR-CFTRI programme to empower women farmers with food processing skills
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Tuesday, 07 July, 2015, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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fiogf49gjkf0d CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has now embarked on assisting women farmers to develop food processing skills. In this regard it is calling on women farmers for an outreach programme—Dakshin Bharat Mahila Krishi Jagriti Karyashala—planned for farmers from south India. It will be held at CSIR-CFTRI on August 19, 2015. The institute has already confirmed 130 participants from across the region.
Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, director, CSIR-CFTRI, explains, “Farmers are the primary entrepreneurs of the world. Our mission is to support a transformative process addressing improved food security and nutrition security by empowering women farmers with knowledge on food processing. Developing food industries at farm gate levels is a key solution to foster sustainability and help achieve inclusive and equitable growth optimising agriculture and reducing post-harvest wastes.”
The programme encompasses demonstrations of various food processing technologies viz. sugarcane juice preservation, papad making, jam preparation and packaging of various cereals. The travel and local hospitality is completely sponsored by CSIR-CFTRI. The programme is designed to be comprehensive in providing necessary skill sets for food processing, teaching participants how to set up a business enterprise and to sensitise them about potential market linkages. There will be an interactive session with various government and semi-government agencies rendering specific information on finance, regulatory aspects and so on.
CSIR-CFTRI invites further 20 participants from Mandya and Mysore districts for the programme. The registration will be done on first-come-first-served basis.
The programme aims at promoting all food processing facilities and support systems available at industrial hubs at the farm gate level.
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