Workshops and Training on Food Technology:
Food Technology Section conducts training and workshops on following areas on request by food Industry and other stakeholders. If you are interested in starting a food related SME on following areas you can contact the Food Technology Section, ITI
Postharvest Technology
- Pre and Postharvest quality managements of fruits and vegetables
- Postharvest handling of fresh produces intended for super markets / exports
- Pack house management for better quality and safe produce
- Postharvest treatments to extend the storage life of fruits
- Storage life extension of manioc and yams using hot wax treatment
- Proper packaging and transportation for high quality produce
- Minimal processing / fresh cut technology of fruits and vegetables
- Safe fruit ripening technology
Fruit and Vegetable processing Technology
- Fruit and vegetable dehydration technology /fruit and vegetable powders
- Osmotically dehydration technology and high sugar preservation
- Ready to serve drinks / cordials from fruits and vegetables
- Fruit purees / pulps /concentrates technology
- Pickling / sauces /brining technology of perishables
- Mushroom based product technology – Mushroom pickle, chutney, sauce
- Ginger based product technology – ginger preserve, ginger candies, ginger RTS etc
Cereal based product technology
- Traditional rice based food products – energy bars, complimentary food mixtures
- Instant flour mixtures – Thosai, hopper, string hopper etc.
- Multigrain (rice, other cereals and pulses) based food products
Fish / dairy processing
- Dry fish, Maldive fish processing technology
- Smoked fish technology
- Fish based bottled products / traditional product technology
- Curd, yoghurt and flavourd milk technology
Food Microbiology
- Training on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Food industry
- Microbiological tools for food industries
- Probiotic and prebiotics in food indutry
Other trainings and workshops offered by the Food Technology Section
- Food Canning and bottling technology
- Food safety management in food industry
- Non-thermal processing technology for fruits and vegetables
- Sensory evaluation / how to train sensory panel
- Shelf life evaluation of food - real time method
- Food safety and quality management
- Food machinery and unit operations
- Food packaging and labeling
- Food waste / fish waste utilization
- Better Process Control School (BPCS) for low acid or acidified can food manufactures
- Food Analysis – proximate composition analysis and nutritional labeling
- Food Analysis – special methods -Antioxidant properties, in-vitro glycemic index
- Undergraduate and postgraduate training
- Tailor made training for food industry workers on food processing technologies, food safety management etc.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 20:36