Benevole e newsletter jan 2015

Post Harvest Update
An 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. 1 Month – January, Year- 2015
From the Editors Desk
Dear All
I am very happy to bring to you the first issue of newsletter of Benevole Welfare
Society for Post Harvest Technology. This society has been formed with a view to aid
efforts of public sector institutions with private sector partnership and to make post
harvest management as a national movement. The food is needed for survival of life of
every living being on the earth and among them the human beings have the
responsibility to behave responsibly to save this natural wealth for survival of the planet.
The post harvest losses in fact are the wastage not only of fruits, vegetables or grains
but also of our valuable inputs, our labor to grow food and inputs from mother nature,
and hence reduction in losses will be the key to reduce the pressure on the nature and
preserve our environment.
India is a nature’s gifted country producing almost all crops and fruits available in
the world. Due to favorable weather condition compared to Americas and Eueope; India
can take up to three crops compared to one crop in snow covered countries. The FAO
statistics shows that India grows more than 20% fruits and vegetables and food grains
from its land to feed 15% of human population and 17% animal population. In spite of
this what makes our situation of non-availability of food for all is the total neglect of
post harvest management of these precious commodities.
Friends, we need to make post harvest management a national movement and for
that everybody will have to contribute in reducing the post harvest losses and increase
consumption of processed foods produced locally. Even though we produce more than

required fruits, its low consumption makes the situation worse. The F&V are highly
perishable and hence their consumption and processing in production catchment need to
be increased. The consumption of at least one seasonal fruit per day by each citizen and
increased consumption of low end processed products like fruit preserves and
dehydrated vegetables will help to save approximately 10% post harvest losses without
much investment in post harvest infrastructrure. Once this trend picks up, the support of
post harvest infrastructure for proper handling and storage will not stop us from being
food basket for the world. Similar is the situation in case of durable crops like food
grains. The traditional grain storage and processing is not in position to handle the
growing and record harvests of grain. Introduction of modern grain processing,
introduction of packaged flours and groceries and acceptance of these products by rising
Indian upper middle class have provided incentives to processors and also growers to
handle these commodities also safely and scientifically.
However, to achieve tangible results in this sector it is essential to accelerate the R
& D efforts in each state as crops grown in each region due to their distinct properties
and regional variations in environments need specific recommendations to achieve
proper post harvest preservation. We here about huge post harvest losses annually to the
tune of Rs 45000 to 90000 crores per year. However when we look into the institutions
working in this sector and amount of money spent for R&D, education and development
it comes hardly to the tune of 500 crores per year. That shows the gap between the
efforts we make and results we wish to see on the ground. Hence my appeal to all state
governments is to take this sector very seriously for produce of their own state and
modernize its handling processing and distribution to reduce losses. I am sure the losses
saved will compensate more than the funds spent to develop infrastructure in public and
private sector for this cause.
With this back ground I will be bringing out issue of this electronic newsletter
every two months so that awareness and involvement of all stakeholders be increased to
reduce post harvest losses and make available healthy food affordable to all.
In this issue I tried to showcase the post harvest institutions working in India and
overseas which shows that compared to efforts in production sector the post harvest
sector is almost negligible and whatever progress has been made so far was more of
demand driven rather than on sound scientific footing.
I welcome the comments and suggestions from all so that I can make this
publication more effective to serve the cause for which this society and newsletter
stands for.
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new year
(R. T. Patil)
Chief Editor

Post Harvest Institutions around the world
The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss
In January 2011, the Archer Daniel Midlands company
(ADM) presented a $10 million gift to the University of
Illinois to found the ADM Institute for the Prevention of
Postharvest Loss (hereinafter Institute). The vision of the
institute is to become the Institute is an international
information and technology hub for evaluating, creating and
disseminating economically viable technologies, practices
and systems that reduce postharvest loss in staple crops such as rice, corn, wheat,
and oilseeds.
Postharvest Technology Center, Department of Plant Sciences-
University of California, Davis
Through the postharvest research and extension programs of 11
Extension Specialists, they provide relevant information to
California growers, shippers, marketers, carriers, distributors,
retailers, processors, and consumers of fresh horticultural crops.
The Postharvest Education Foundation, Oregon, USA
The Specific Purposes of the Foundation include providing (a)
educational programs aimed at reducing food losses, maintaining
quality, market value, nutritional value and food safety, and (b)
access to references, resources, training activities and mentoring
services for young professionals in the field of postharvest
technology.
The Postharvest Education Foundation is involved in providing technical advice,
mentoring and training activities for extension workers, change agents and
small-scale farmers, traders and marketers.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest
Loss, KSU, USA

Kansas State University is receiving an initial
five-year, $8.5 million award from the U.S.
Agency for International Development, or
USAID, to establish the federal government's
new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the
Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss. The Innovation
Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss is
part of the U.S. government's global hunger and
food security initiative, called Feed the Future. This newest lab will focus
initially on helping the countries of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Guatemala
reduce their postharvest losses and food waste for grain and oil seed crops,
tuberous root crops, and peanut and legume crops.
As a way to prevent postharvest losses, researchers will investigate prevention of
stored product insect pests and mycotoxins as well as improved measurement,
drying and storage techniques. They also will use innovative communication,
training and education approaches and look at incorporating micronutrients in
grain foods to help improve nutrition.
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore
It is a nodal institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research established in 1950 with the great vision to pursue
in-depth research and development in the areas of food
science and technology. The CFTRI has collaborations with
the Institute of Food Technologists (USA), UN University
(Tokyo), European Economic Commission (Belgium), National Science
Foundation (USA) and many more for human resource development and R&D
partnerships. The mission of the institute is Generate and apply knowledge of
food science and food technology for optimal conservation and utilisation of the
nation's food resources. The mission of the institute is to 1. Integrate scientific
and technological knowledge into conventional and traditional systems and
practices, and local and regional realities, 2. Add value and utility to agro-
resources through R&D and contribute to sustained development, food security
and food safety, 3. Aid and promote the development of food industry through
inter-disciplinary, innovative and state-of-the-art solutions, 4. Set national
standards for food quality, and spread food quality consciousness all around, 5.
Integrate the food supply chain from the cultivator to the consumer so that

cultivators get optimal returns from processing, and consumers get the food that
they want, when they want, where they want, in whatever form they want and at
affordable cost.
Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology,
CIPHET, Ludhiana, India
The Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and
Technology (CIPHET) established in 1989 is a nodal institute of
Indian Council of Agricultural Research at Ludhiana to
undertake researches in the area of the post-harvest engineering
and technology appropriate to agricultural production catchment
and agro-industries. The institute’s second campus was established on 19 March
1993 at Abohar, Punjab, India. Which is primarily responsible for conducting
research and development activities on fruits and vegetables, and commercial
horticultural crops. CIPHET is also headquarters for two All India Coordinated
Research Projects (AICRPs) viz. AICRP on Post-Harvest Technology (PHT) at
38 Centres and AICRP on Applications of Plastics in Agriculture (APA) at 11
Centre's
Volcani Institute Post-Harvest Innovations, Israel
This institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences consists of two departments:
Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce and Food Quality and
Safety. The main research topics of the Institute involve the
quality, security and healthiness of fresh and processed animal
and plant products, both for export and for local consumption.
Basic and applied research projects combine to develop and
expand the markets for Israeli agricultural products, while ensuring both
consumer health and farmer income.
Prominent research areas of the Institute include: 1. Extending the storability and
shelf-life of fresh harvested agricultural produce, 2. Extending the shelf life of
fresh-cut and processed plant and animal products, 3. Developing controlled
atmosphere protocols to delay ripening, senescence and rotting in fresh produce
and to control pests in stored grains, 4. Alternate methods for chemical control
of pathogens, 5. Enhancing vase life and quality of cut flowers, ornamental
branches,

pot plants and propagation material, 6. Improving sensory attributes and
nutritional levels of fresh produce, 7. Improving the safety of fresh, fresh-cut and
processed plant and animal products, 8. Improving the quality of milk and dairy
products, 9. Methods to prevent fungal infestation and mycotoxin contamination
in fresh and dried produce and 10. New technologies in silage production
The Post Harvest Project, Seattle, USA
It is a non-profit corporation founded in 2011 on the basis that
businesses and NGOs can work with governments to eliminate
hunger from the planet. The company seeks to bring innovative
solutions to those in need by involving people in creating, implementing and
maintaining long term, sustainable options.
National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and
Training (NIFPHATT), Cochin, India
The Institute has its Head Quarters in Cochin
and a unit in Visakhapatnam. The current
objectives are 1. Value added product
development by way of process and product
diversification from all varieties of fish
including low value, unconventional species and
seasonally abundant fishes. 2.Technology
development and transfer to beneficiaries
consisting of rural fishermen community, small
scale industries and Export Processing Houses through consultancy and job
work. 3. Imparting training in the field of post harvest technology, refrigeration
technology, Quality control and value added products. 4. Providing
consultancies and training for rural development programmes / women
empowerment programmes in fish processing, supporting local fish farmers, self
help groups of fisher community, fishermen’s cooperative societies functioning
under Panchayath Raj Institution. 5. Popularisation and test marketing of value
added products of all fish varieties including low value, unconventional species
and seasonally abundant fishes. And 6. Extension of the activity of
popularization and test marketing of value added products to new areas and
develop markets in all states in a phased manner with added attention to rural
areas and enthusing entrepreneurs to enter into sea food processing industry.

College of Agricultural Engineering & Post Harvest Technology
(CAEZ&PHT), Gangtok, India
The College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology
(CAEPHT), located in Ranipool, Gangtok (Sikkim), India. It aims to provide
qualified technical human resource in agricultural and food process engineering
to the public and industrial sector of northeast India through its undergraduate
and postgraduate programmes. The aim of all the efforts of the NIPHT is that the
farmers must become self-reliant in terms of Post Harvest Technology,
Agricultural Marketing and precision and hi-tech farming. The Indian farmer
must receive due global recognition and must play a vital role in the world
market.
Institute of Horticulture Technology, Noida
This institute has been set up under Akhil Bhartiya Grameen Vikas Sansatha and
is located at Greater Noida in National Capital Region (NCR) of New Delhi. The
institute has State-of-the Art facilities like hortorium, a greenhouses for practical
demonstration for the cultivation of vegetables, flowers and horticulture,
nurseries etc. The institute has already organized trainings on different aspects of
horticulture for farmers, entrepreneurs and horticulture officers of various states,
e.g. Andaman and Nicobar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and
Uttarakhand.
Horticulture Training Center, Pune.
The MSAMB in collaboration with the Practical Training Center of The
Netherlands started this advanced training center. The project of development of
Center of Excellence at NIPHT has been sanctioned under the scheme of
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana of Govt. of India, Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation, New Delhi. The cost of the project is Rs. 17.07 crore.
Indian Institute of Crop Process Technology, Thanjavur
Considering the vital importance of
strengthening R & D efforts in the post-
harvest processing, preservation and value
addition of raw agricultural produce, the
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

(MoFPI) established the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT)
at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The IICPT with its modern laboratories equipped
with hi-tech instruments, is engaged in the R&D of food grain processing, value
addition, by-product utilization through bio-processing, process and product
development. Institute has NABL accredited Food Testing Laboratory and a hi-
tech and cottage level food processing incubation cum training center. Hands-
on-training on different food processing technologies, renting facilities and other
supports are offered all thought the year to help the entrepreneurs to put in their
innovative ideas for the development of new products along with offering
B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. programs in Food Process Engineering.
National Research Centre for Meat, Hyderabad
India possess diverse livestock resources including meat
animals. Indian meat sector contributes significantly to
sustain livestock production. India produces about 68 lakh
tonnes of meat utilizing about 10 crore meat animals such
as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goat and pigs and 21 crores
poultry. Meat group contributed 17 percent at Rs. 40399
crores to the value of output from livestock sector during
2007-08. Meat exports accounts for 77% of total animal products exports.
However, India with 16% of worlds livestock population produces only 2.2 % of
world meat production and average meat consumption as low as 5kg per annum.
There is considerable demand for meat products from the growing income
elastic urban population, but remained constricted due to lack of adequate
processing facilities. Lack of education, training and attention towards sanitary
and phyto-sanitary measures risking the spread of diseases due to
microorganisms and accumulation of chemical residues in the products affect
quality and safety of meat and meat products intended for public consumption
.Incidence of meat adulteration, under utilization/ improper disposal of
slaughterhouse by-products further affects the image of meat sector. This calls
for technological support and the crucial adoption of technologies through
participatory approach of farmers, meat processors and scientists to usher in
livestock revolution in the country. With this challenging backdrop, Indian
Council of Agricultural Research has visualized the need for establishing an
exclusive research centre on meat .
College of Food Processing Technology & Bio Energy, Anand

The efficient use of resources is the growing
concern for all involved in food production,
processing, distribution and retailing. The
unique features of the raw materials of the
food processing industries such as seasonality,
perishability and variability in conjunction
with sophistication required for processing to
maintain high quality standards, necessitates special attention towards focused
availability of qualified technical manpower, effective technologies and efficient
machinery. The food industries in the country need modernization to face the
challenges of the globalization.
Considering the huge demand of the specialized human resource for the fast
growing sectors of food industry and the bio-energy, a new College of Food
Processing Technology and Bio-Energy has been established at Anand
Agricultural University, Anand. It develops students with high-tech scientific
knowledge and technical skills to handle various food resources from farm-to-
factory-to-consumers. Efficient production, processing and packaging of various
value added food products of very high quality are the main aspects being taught
to the students. The college produces competent food technologists/engineers to
establish, operate and manage various sectors of food processing industries.
Centre of Food Technology, Allahabad
Centre of Food Technology, Institute of Professional Studies has taken a holistic
view of manpower planning in food industry. The vision encompasses food
science, food production, food processing, food technology, food safety, food
management, entrepreneurship development, food processing and rural
development; agriculture and industry linkage through food processing, quality
assurance for safe food, research and development on functional foods.
Institute of Post Harvest Technology, Anuradhapura, SriLanka
The Institute of Post Harvest Technology (IPHT), operating under the Ministry
of Agriculture, functions as the main Institution in Sri Lanka engaged in
improving the Post Harvest Technology of rice/other grains, field crops, fruits
and vegetables, Spices through research, training & extension, consultancy,
advisory and other development activities such as providing & creating

opportunities for rural sector. The mission of the centre is to enhance
competitiveness of the agribusiness sector through development, dissemination
and commercialization of improved and appropriate post harvest technologies
among the relevant and interest parties.
Post Graduate Institute of Post harvest management, Raigad,
Maharashtra
It is an institution imparting value based education and to undertake research in
the field of Post Harvest Management. It is a constituent Institute of Dr.
Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli. Institute objectives are 1.
To develop human resources for meeting the requirements of post harvest
handling phases of Fruit, Vegetable and flower crops. 2. To develop the skills,
techniques and crop specific technologies suited to local conditions through the
Research and Development. 3. To impart training in Post Harvest Management
to the students, entrepreneurs and farmers of the region
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and
Management
NIFTEM is an institute under Ministry of Food
Processing Industries (MoFPI) to cater to the various
stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, industry, exporters,
policy makers, government and existing institution. It
works actively in assisting in setting food standards,
businesses incubation and information sharing.
Amity International Centre for Post Harvest Technology & Cold
Chain Management, NOIDA, India
This International Centre is running two unique programmes in which
international experts of repute will also deliver lectures, interact with students to
facilitate forging of collaborative research in the thrust areas of post-harvest
technology, cold/cool chain management and food safety. Amity University has
collaboration with Post Harvest Education Foundation, USA, US based
Universities and Global Cold Chain Alliance, USA.

Advanced Food Processing Technology of the Month
High Intensity Pulsed Electric Field
High intensity pulsed electric field (PEF) processing involves the application of
pulses of high voltage (typically 20 - 80 kV/cm) to foods placed between 2
electrodes. PEF treatment is conducted at ambient, sub-ambient, or slightly
above ambient temperature for less than 1 s, and energy loss due to heating of
foods is minimized. For food quality attributes, PEF technology is considered
superior to traditional heat treatment of foods because it avoids or greatly
reduces the detrimental changes of the sensory and physical properties of foods.
Some important aspects in pulsed electric field technology are the generation of
high electric field intensities, the design of chambers that impart uniform
treatment to foods with minimum increase in temperature, and the design of
electrodes that minimize the effect of electrolysis. Studies on energy
requirements have shown that PEF is an energy-efficient process compared to
thermal pasteurization, particularly when a continuous system is used.
For further details contact:
Dr. R. T. Patil (ramabhau@gmail.com, benevole14@gmail.com)
Chairman and Executive Director
BENEVOLE WELFARE SOCIETY FOR POST HARVEST
TECHNOLOGY
(Reg. No. 01/01/01/28031/14)
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