Category Archives: Group: Value Addition

Finally here comes my reflection paper!!

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

IARD trip over South India was one of the most memorable trips in my life. I had a chance to mingle with people from western culture and we had a great time together. In fact we had tons of fun … Continue reading →

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I got reflection of my country on IARD

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

International Agriculture and Rural Development course as a whole has proved a turning path in my career as it gave me insight to the emerging problems of soaring prices of agriculture commodities and need to maintain food security. IARD trip … Continue reading →

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Project Presentation Schedules

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Here is the schedule for IARD project presentations which will be held on 12th February and 13th of February (Word and PDF versions): http://2011iard6020.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/project-presentation-schedule.pdf http://2011iard6020.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/project-presentation-schedule.doc

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We will miss u:-(

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Jan 16, 2011. The day started with a tension of preparing outline for IARD 6020 project. After finishing these official works we were free to prepare ourselves for the evening farewell party. For the first time I was preparing for … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of Value Addition

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

The Many Faces of Value Addition – by Brinda and James A review of value addition and the different methods of implementing it.  This paper will explore how different processes, which have traditionally been utilized for agronomic improvement, and how … Continue reading →

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IARD 6020 OUTLINE (Role of water in value addition and its social impact)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

Role of water in value addition and its social impact Introduction: Water acts as a very essential component in food processing. It is used for various operations in the food industries such as cleaning; steam generation; washing; refrigeration; processing. It … Continue reading →

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A long day!!!

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

Today, the day began with a visit to Pochampalli, where we saw the textile manufacturing and understood its whole process. After returning back to hotel we had a talk by Mr. Gopalakrishna where we learnt about rural retail business and … Continue reading →

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Food biotechnology boon or bane?

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

There was a lecture organized for the Value addition group on Food biotechnology by Dr. Balagopalan in Cochin. The topic helped us in understanding the use of biotechnology in improving not only the lives of the farmers but also helps … Continue reading →

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IARD Students–Please Fill Out Online Evaluation by Monday

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

All students on the trip:  if possible, please fill out an online mid-trip evaluation sometime by Monday Jan. 11th. “2011 Midway IARD 6020 Evaluation” URL for Students: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NQDSHDS  If you don’t have your own computer, you can borrow a friend’s, use … Continue reading →

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Chickens and a Convocation

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

We started our day bright and early at the farmer’s market here in Coimbatore.  While having many similarities to the farmer’s markets I’m used to back in the States, there were also some striking differences.  Perhaps the most apparent was the permanent, … Continue reading →

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