Visited ICAR – NRCB to learn the technology for preparing Ready-to-Serve (RTS) beverage from Banana Central Core Stem under the FLD programme.
• Visited the ICAR NRCB Common Incubation Centre to understand the latest food processing machinery and infrastructure and interacted with Incubatee to learn about entrepreneurship, product development and commercialization opportunities.
• Participated in a group meeting with Dr. P. Suresh Kumar, Principal Scientist, Department of Crop Production and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR NRCB, Tiruchirappalli, to discuss banana value addition technologies, post-harvest management, and marketing scope.