University of California, Davis/Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Center for Post Harvest Biology and Food Quality for India for the 21st Century: A Collaboration between the University of California, Davis and Tamil Nadu Agriculture University
State:
California
Country:
India
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$299,974.00
Cost Share:
$187,510.00
Other Partners:
This partnership is seeking to increase economic efficiency, raise productivity, and reduce rural poverty through the establishment of a Center on Postharvest Biology and Food Quality at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). The Center will focus on biological principles, engineering principles and practices, food safety, agricultural economics and marketing, and postharvest management. It will examine the potential use of biotechnology for postharvest quality, shelf-life enhancement, and disease control of horticulture crops. The Center’s aim is to improve the food yield for the delivery system and to ensure food security, availability, and health through proper processing. Six scientists from TNAU will be selected for a Postgraduate Certificate Program in Postharvest Biology and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Upon their return to India, they will develop and conduct a regional training workshop at TNAU for local researchers, education specialists, and extension agents.