On the direction of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, the Horticulture and Food Processing department is imparting training and skill to young men and women in various disciplines to help in their self-employment or facilitate their employment in various institutions.
According to an official communiqué, the training of the third batch of rooftop farming and value addition by Regional Food Research and Analysis Centre Lucknow will be held on April 23.
Director, Horticulture and Food Processing, Dr RK Tomar said that various types of employment training programmes for the general public such as mushroom production and value addition, food processing, food safety, nutraceutical food products, probiotic food, jaggery based products, prevention of adulteration in food products, training for checking etc. were conducted.
Tomar further said that training would be also given on how plants contribute to maintaining a clean environment, organic products, vegetables rich in nutritional elements, fruits, medicinal plants etc, especially to the people living in urban areas.
He said training would be given in this workshop on how to prepare various value-added products of crops produced in the participants’ own home along with technical knowledge on installing the apparatus on the roof or balcony of their houses.
Director of Regional Food Research and Analysis Centre at Lucknow, SK Chauhan, said that those interested could get themselves registered (website www.rfracgov.in) on first come first served basis or can contact Satish Jain, (Mobile: 8090033152).