Punjab Agriculture University is all set to have a Food Processing-cum-Business Incubation Centre its Regional Research Station at Bathinda. Bathinda MP and Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday approved the establishment of the Centre in Punjab.
For the purpose, a memorandum has been signed between Punjab Agriculture University and Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. A joint venture of PAU and IICPT, the Centre will cater to the modern needs of peasantry in the area of food processing besides enabling farmers and youth to acquire the necessary skill and training.
Harsimrat said that the Centre will be operational within six months and that the same model would be replicated in other areas of Punjab.“The Centre would go a long way in supporting the farmers of the region as well as educating and making them aware of modern agri and marketing techniques. It would be also be a boon for both the agriculture community as it would focus on processing of fruits and vegetables and milling of grains,” she said.