Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) is Thanjavur situated at Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. IICPT is a R & D Institute under the aegis of Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI), Govt. of India. A Research and Development Laboratory was established in the modern rice mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) at Tiruvarur in 1968. Under the dedicated leadership and the able guidance of late Dr.V.Subramanyan, an eminent scientist and founder Director of Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, this laboratory made significant contributions in the field of postharvest technology of paddy. Thus in 1972, the status of this R & D Laboratory was upgraded as a national laboratory under the name of “Paddy Processing Research Centre” (PPRC).
Location:
The Institute is situated at the outskirts of Thanjavur (8 Kms from Thanjavur railway station and 2 Kms from new Bus stand). The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli airport(50 Kms).
The institute has the following six divisions, R & D:
* Paddy
* Millet
* Pulses
* Oilseeds
* Food Analysis
* Agricultural Engineering
Courses:
i. Rice processing technology
ii. Operation and maintenance of rice mill machinery
iii. Analytical methods in grain processing technology
iv. Food grain processing and products development
Duration Of Training : 3 Days
Methodology : The training course consists of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, laboratory practical classes and field visits in the aspects of post harvest technology of food grains.
Medium Of Instruction : English and Tamil
Contact Us:
Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology
(Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India)
Pudukkottai Road,
Thanjavur 613 005
Phone : 04362 - 226676, 04362 - 228155, 04362 - 227971
E-mail : iicpttnj@gmail.com
Website : www.pprc.gov.in
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