The minister further added that he was confident that this R&D plan will benefit not only the product and process development but will also aid in the better packaging value chain by value addition in the food processing industry.
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THE National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), a pioneering institute working in the field of dairy research and education since 1923, has again bagged the top position in the country in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) Agricultural Universities Ranking. It is the fourth time in a row that the NDRI has achieved this distinction. The institute had received the Sardar Patel Outstanding Institute Award in the dairy sector in 2014.
Originally started as Imperial Institute of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Bangalore in 1923, the institute was named NDRI after Independence. It was shifted to Karnal in 1955. In 1989, it got the status of a deemed university. National icons like Mahatma Gandhi and Madan Mohan Malaviya received training from this institute when it was based in Bangalore. The NDRI has two regional stations: southern (Bengaluru) and eastern (Kalyani).
Farmers getting benefits of new farm laws: Tomar
Tue, Dec 15 2020 08:11:31 PM
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, on Tuesday said that the farmers have started benefiting from the reforms introduced in the agriculture sector through the new laws brought by the Central government.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the Agri-Food Processing summit organised by the Agrovision Foundation through virtual medium.
Presiding over the programme, Road Transport and Highways as well as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari said that due to the Central government s plans, there would be a lot of employment opportunities created in the agricultural and food processing sector in the near future.
Govt trying to create five crore jobs in next 5 years: Gadkari
Tue, Dec 15 2020 05:11:01 PM
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS): Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is trying to create five crore jobs in the next five years.
He said that the turnover of rural industries is Rs 80,000 crore, which is targeted to be Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five years. For this, work is going on in a planned way in agriculture and rural areas.
The Union Minister was speaking at the Agri-Food Processing Summit organised by the Agrovision Foundation through virtual medium. On this occasion, he said that the Central government s schemes will create employment opportunities in agriculture and food processing in the near future.
Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is trying to create five crore jobs in the next five years. He said that the turnover of rural industries is Rs 80,000 crore, which is targeted to be Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five years. For this, work is going on in a planned way in agriculture and rural areas. The Union Minister was speaking at the Agri-Food Processing Summit organised by the Agrovision Foundation through virtual medium. On this occasion, he said that the Central government s schemes will create employment opportunities in agriculture and food processing in the near future.