This programme has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Objectives of the programme
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Imparting knowledge and skills for minimizing the post-harvest losses, primary processing of fruits and vegetables at the production areas/clusters and production of value added products.
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Developing entrepreneurship and skill development for self-employment in food processing and associated activities.
(11 days of counselling)
The study material includes nine modules. The topics covered are as follows:
Introduction
Post-harvest management of fruits and vegetables
Processing and value added products
Product specification
Packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables and processed products
Quality and quality control
Marketing of fresh and processed products
Setting-up of an enterprise and
Institutional support to the entrepreneurs.
For further information kindly contact
Dr. P. Vijayakumar
Assistant Professor& Programme Coordinator
School of Agriculture
G Block, Zakir Hussain Bhawan
New Academic Complex
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi-110 068
Phone: +91-11-29533167/66
E-mail: pvkumar@ignou.ac.in
