WORKSHOP ON EXTRUSION PROCESSING 2011 – LUDHIANA – PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Towards Food Security and the Second Green Revolution – Workshop on Extrusion Processing 2011 at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana

Introduction : India has an urgent need to usher in a ‘Second Green Revolution’ with emphasis on value addition of agricultural commodities through food processing. The ambitious Vision 2015 plan of the Government of India envisions doubling food processing levels from its current level of 10 per cent to 20 per cent, and increasing value addition from 26 per cent to 35 per cent. It will also bid to see India’s share of global trade rise from 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent over the period. This workshop will focus on the important role of advanced food processing technologies like extrusion and also simple but elegant innovations developed by Indian research institutions that would aid businesses, ranging from small and medium scale enterprises to large companies, to participate in this national effort. Speakers from Kansas State University, and Indian research institutions and processing industry will provide their perspectives.

Who can Attend: The seminar will be particularly useful for scientists, teachers and professors from academia (from disciplines such as food science, nutrition, human ecology, home science and engineering), and also small and medium and large-scale businesses that have interest in production of value-added food and feed products using extrusion and other technologies. Industry participants can include food technologists, animal nutrition specialists, pet food producers, aquaculture, poultry and cattle feed producers and farmers, quality assurance managers, quality controllers, process engineers, packaging and machinery suppliers, retailers, food regulators, food distributors, food and feed ingredients
manufacturer/ suppliers.

Event Dates : Thursday, April 7th and Friday, April 8th 2011

Venue: Farmer Service Center, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), and Central Institute for Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, Punjab.

Registration Fee (including service tax 10.3%):

Industry Representatives – Rs. 5,515 /-

Academicians – Rs. 3,309 /-

Student – Rs. 1,655 /-

Group Discount: 10% Discount on published fee for three or more participants from the same organization.

On the Spot Registration: Rs. 1000 /- Extra

Registration fee should be sent through demand draft in favor of “Assocom-India Pvt. Ltd.” payable at New Delhi.

Accommodation: A block of rooms has been reserved at Guest House of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU).

Room Tariff: Rs. 400 /- per night.

How To Apply : Registration fee should be sent through demand draft / cheque in favor of “Assocom-India Pvt. Ltd.” payable at New Delhi. You can also register yourself online at http://www.assocom-india.com/upcoming_events.php. Please complete the following details and return to

Co-ordinator – Workshop on Extrusion Processing
Assocom-India Pvt. Ltd.
#601, DDA Building District Centre
Plot No. 4, Laxmi Nagar, Vikas Marg
Delhi – 110092.

Email : email(AT)assocom-india.com

Contact Numbers : +91-11-47675216 (50 Lines) / Fax: +91-11-47675201

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