Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology

(Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India)

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Dr. K. Singaravadivel
1
Director

IICPT - History
1967

Laboratory, Thanjavur Cooperative Marketing Federation,

Thiruvarur

1972

Renamed as Paddy Processing Research Center

Department of Food, GoI

1987

Shifted to Thanjavur

2008

Upgraded as Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GoI

2009

Commencement of Academic Courses

IICPT - Vision
To Undertake Basic, Applied and Adoptive Research in
Post-production Sector of Cyclone/Storm Prone Areas
and Wetlands, also Including Plantation, Spices and
Other Important Crops;
To Act as a National Organization for Information on
Post-production Systems of Mandated Crops;
To Undertake Transfer of Technology, Consultancy,
Training and Analytical Services for Raw and Processed
Agricultural Commodities;
To Establish Linkages with Related Processing
Industries and Other Academic as well as R&D
Institutions for Achieving its Goals Effectively.
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IICPT Staff Pattern

Sanctioned

Filled

Vacant

Director

Faculty

41

30

11*

Administrative

Technical Staff

Supporting Staff

18

17

* 6 Professors + 5 Associate Professors

IICPT - Departments
Primary Processing, Storage and Handling
Food Engineering and Design
Food Product Development
Food Packaging and System Development
Food Safety and Quality Testing
Technology Dissemination
Academics and Human Resource Development

Food Processing Business Incubation Center

ISO 14001 and 22000 & HACCP Certified FPBIC
v Trainings to entrepreneurs, rural youths, self help group members
v Technology transfer through Assistance to clients to establish new
food processing businesses
v To act as an incubation unit to interested stake
holders for product development and market
testing

Food Safety and Quality Testing Laboratory

NABL Accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2005 FS&QTL
Analysis of food samples for composition, textural properties, viscosity,
elemental analysis, pesticide residues, toxins, water quality and phytochemical analysis
Useful to Food industries, Academicians, students and Researchers
Consultancy service for setting up food quality testing laboratory
Hands on training for various hi-tech equipments
Hi-tech facilities: GC-MS, ICP-OES, LC-MS, Amino acid
analyzer and others

Mobile Food Processing Unit

Mobile Food Testing Laboratory

IICPT Focus Areas

Extension

Research

Academics

Focus 1 - Research
Completed Projects

On-going Projects

Proposals Submitted for

External Funding

External
Funded
(2009-2015)

Internal
Projects
(2009-2015)

External
Funded

Internal
Funded

Submitted

Sanctioned

12

51

06

23

06

03

External Students Projects

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

19

11

19

19

2014-15
Ongoing
15

Completed
5

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List of Completed External Funded

Projects (2009 2015)
Sl.
No.

Focus 1 - Research

Title of the Project

1 Product development and testing of rice for its quality

2 NAIPcomponent IV: Standardization of selected ethnic
fermented foods & beverages by rationalization of indigenous
knowledge
3 NAIPcomponent II: Development of novel food chain using
by-products of milling industry for enhancing nutritional security
4 Development of technologies and capacity building for
primary processing, drying & on-form storage of pulses in India
5 Identification of process modification for preparation of
suitable rice variety and low GI table rice
6 Standardization of process for vermicelli mix, puttu mix &
dosa mix
7 Standardization of processing parameters for enhancing the
stability of Indian traditional sweet product Asoka
8 Standardization of process for murukku and vermicelli and
study on cooking & textural quality of rice
9 Development of technologies for novel food products based on
indigenous technologies
10 Ultrasound processing of liquid food - feasibility and efficacy
11 Study on effective fumigation
12 Oxidative stability studies & quality assessment of olive oil
blends for the benefit of Indian consumers

Funding Agency

Rs
( lakhs)

DRR

4.2

ICAR- World Bank

230.7
7

279.4
4
Manitoba Science & Tech.
Intl. Collaboration Fund
M/s. Marico,
8.94
Mumbai
ICAR - World Bank

Centre for Indian

Knowledge Systems

1.24

M/s. Thiruvayaru
Sweets & Savouries

1.5

DRR

3.27

MoFPI

32.71

MoFPI through DST 9.99

CWC
5.11
Wellcraft, Chennai
11
2.18

List of On-going
External Funded Projects

Sl.
No.

1
2
3
4
5

Title of the Project

Focus 1 - Research
Funding
Agency

Ensuring food security; harnessing science to protect our

DST
grain harvest from insect threat (Indo Australia project)
Phosphine & Co2 combinations as alternative to methyl MoFPI through
bromide to manage stored pest of rice under bulk storage
DST
Package of technologies for on-farm processing, value MoFPI through
addition and safe storage of onions
DST
Evaluation and certification of SRFS PVC coated polyester
SRF Pvt Ltd.
fabrics for grain storage.
Study on trial milling of paddy for fixation of out-turn ratio
(OTR) in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
FCI
Haryana, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, U.P, West
Bengal and Kerala (11 states)
Up-gradation of food testing laboratory at IICPT
MoFPI-ICAR

Fund
(in lakhs)

18.0
39.80
49.97
8.91

91.0
463.0

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List of Sanctioned
External Funded Projects

Focus 1 - Research

Sl.
N
Title of the project
o.
1 Effective grain storage for better livelihoods
of Indian farmers for the food and nutritional
security in the new millennium
2 Quality recovery of rice from milling of hybrid
paddy, identification of hybrids with good
cooking yield
3 Smart warehouses with application of frontier
electromagnetic and electronics based
technology

Funding
Agency

Funds
(in lakhs)

DSIR

25.0

DSIR

25.0

DEITY &
MC&IT

557.76

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List of Proposals Submitted for

External Funding

Focus 1 - Research

Sl.
Title of the project
No.
1 Quality evaluation of litchi fruit using e-vision and e-nose system
2 Cold pasteurization of fruit juices and beverages.
3 Scenario of street food and innovative efforts to improve business through training an
introduction of mobile food cart
4 Integrated post-harvest quality monitoring & grading system for pomegranate and
mango through non-destructive technologies
5 Developing It based automation systems for pig production & processing using
renewable sources of energy.
6 Effect of Bioturcusoltm 15 powder & Bioturcusoltm 20 as incorporation in selected food
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8
9

Design and development of a hybrid multi-crop solar dryer for subtropical climate
of north-eastern region of India
Development of functional, value added millet products through solid state
fermentation
Development of nano-biosensor and automated information quality system for
organic horti-produce throughout the value chain in north - eastern states of India

Funding Agency
DST
DBT
DST
ITRA &ICAR
ITRA & ICAR
Drishtee Naturals,
Bangalore
SERB
SERB
ITRA &ICAR

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Focus 1 - Research
2014-15
Journals National

21

Journals International

22

Book Chapters

Manuals

25

Popular Articles

Newsletters

e-publications

Radio Talks

12

TV Programmes

Journal National
Journal International
Conferences

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

1
13
24

2
9
45

17
9
79

14
22
88
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Research Advisory Committee (RAC)

Focus 1 - Research

Constituted in September 2012

To review on-going projects and new research proposals
Conducted once in 6 months (4 RAC meetings over)

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Focus 2 - Academics
Academic Programmes are Affiliated with Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University (TNAU), Coimbatore
At present we offer:
B.Tech.

Food Process Engineering (Intake 40)

M.Tech.

Food Process Engineering (Intake 10)

M.Tech.

Food Science and Technology (Intake 10)

Ph.D.

Food Process Engineering (Intake 5)

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Focus 2 - Academics
Student Placement Details
B.Tech. + M.Tech. (Food Process Engineering)

2009-2010

2010-2011

No. of Graduates

24+9

36+10

Placed Students

22
(industry)
+
11
(higher studies)

13
(industry)
+
26
(higher studies)

MTR Foods, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever (P) Limited, ITC Foods Ltd, Reliance Industries
Ltd, Aachi Masala Foods Pvt Ltd,Pristiano Madrid olive oil, Hatsun Agro Product Ltd,
KCL Milk Products, Ames International Private Limited, Unicorn Foods, JVS Foods
Private Ltd,Tasty Bite (P) Ltd, AIWI Nutri Tech Pvt Ltd.

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Focus 3 - Extension
(A) Outreach Programmes (2008-2013)
National Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

36

International Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

11

Expos arranged and participated

46

One day training programs @ IICPT

324

One day training and awareness programs outside IICPT

265

Programs conducted for NMPPB

75

Programs conducted for NIFTEM

40

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Trainings Conducted at Food Processing

Business Incubation Center

Focus 3 - Extension

(B) Skill Development Programmes Types

FOOD PROCESSING BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTER
Sl.
Trainings
No.
1. Beginners Training
2.
3.

Executive Training

Period

Scope

1 day

Create awareness, motivate venture in food processing sector,

understand basic principles and techniques in food processing
Skilling in food processing techniques.

5 days

Skill Development
2 weeks
Program with technical sessions + demonstration
Training
4. Advance Skill
5 weeks
Program with technical sessions + demonstration + hands-on
Development Training
training
5. Skill Advancement In4 weeks
For bonafide students, researchers of other institutes
plant Training
6. Technical guidelines
6 months
Six months programme in discrete
cum Training
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY TESTING LABORATORY
1.
Short term training in handling of equipments like GCHands-on-Training on
5 days
ECD/FPD, GC-MS, HPLC, HPTLC, ICP-OES, Rapid Visco
Hi-Tech Equipments
Analyser and Food Texture Analyser
2.
Training on Analytical
3 days
20
Instrumentation

Focus 3 - Extension
(B) Skill Development Programmes Beneficiaries
FOOD PROCESSING BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTER

BENEFICIARIES OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

PROGRAMS (3-6 MONTHS)
Small/ medium scale Industries started after
59
training
Previously unemployed groups (employed after
training)
Groups/persons already in service and then started
the entrepreneurship
Existing Industries who has taken training on new
production technologies to upgrade their status

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21
58
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Focus 3 - Extension
(B) Skill Development Programmes Summary
Sl.
No.

Particulars

20102011

20112012

20122013

2013 2014

2014 2015

Total

1.

Training Programs

83

110

192

230

293

908

2.

No. of Beneficiaries

394

950

2379

4602

4388

12713

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Gadgets/ Machineries Developed

Multipurpose yard drying equipment for paddy drying (1000 no.s distributed)
Low friction huller for shelling and polishing
Fluidized thermal disinfestation unit
On-farm fruits and vegetables washer
Tender coconut dewatering system
Sugarcane peeler
On-farm vegetable grader
Rice degermer
Aonla deseeding device
Vegetable (tuber) washer
Green leaf washer
Fruit ripening chamber
Rice puffing unit (3 no.s distributed)
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Gadgets/ Machineries Developed

Black gram thresher
Divergent roller vegetable sorter
Semiautomatic fish descaler
Jaggery powdering machine
Garlic peeler
Continuous UV sterilization unit
Chikki making machine
Makhana processor
Fish smoking unit
Modular ventilated curing system for onion
Moringa leaves separator
Machine vision system for sorting of Guava
Acoustic resonance system for sorting of Brinjal, Muskmelon
Soft x-ray system for detecting infestation in Mango
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Technologies Developed
Retort packing technology for traditional Indian sweat meat products
Short time preservation technique for ready to eat lemon rice
Production of Tannase enzyme
Short time preservation technique to preserve high moisture paddy
Reprocessing technique to salvage fungal infected parboiled paddy
Short soaking cum tempering (SST) method for paddy parboiling
Sand parboiling method
Preservation of paddy straw
Prevention of husk opening in parboiling
Bottling of toddy
Toddy clarification technology

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Technologies Transferred
Technology
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Idli dry mix - biological method

Process on millet puffing machine
Process on extruded products RTC & RTC
Process on health mixes for school going children and adolescents
RTE breakfast items and meal
Pulse rice analogue
Pneumatic grain pump
Millet based uppuma & pongal mix
Millet based idli mix
Ready to use crispy mix
Ragi cookies
Sugar free rusk
Multigrain rusk
Idly dry mix (chemical method)

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NAIP kure

16
17

Braffins
Technology to treat rice mill effluents

18
19

Asoka sweet
Low glycemic rice brand name Saffola Arise

Client
Aachi group of Companies, Chennai
M/s JVS Foods (P) Ltd.,
Jaipur, Rajastan
M/s Flora-O-Foods, Jaipur, Rajastan

M/s. Nutriyes Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.

Mr.Hariraj, SSR Products. Kumbakonam

Mr.Wilson, Thanjavur
Ms. N. Manjula, Thirupparankundram, Madurai
Sayed Ali, Keeranur
M/s Saga Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
M/s Shanmugam Traders, Tuticorin
M/s Saga Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
Sikal Rice Mill
ASK Rice Mill, Nellore
M/s. Thiruvayaru Sweets & Savouries
Marico Ltd.

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Technologies disseminated to self help groups/small scale entrepreneurs = 58

Patents Filed/ Received

Sl.
no.

Patent Title

Status

01. A process for microbial fermentation of idli dry mix

Patent No 187818

02. An improved process for parboiling of paddy

Patent No. 187774

03. Technology for rice mill effluent treatment

3083/CHE/2008

04. Instant idly dry mix

4644/CHE/2011

05. Equipment for continuous production of silica free expanded rice

Revised specification filed

06. Parboiled ragi-rice production

32/CHE/2009

07. Pbp anti spoiler to prevent spoilage in high moisture parboiled paddy

Revised & Submitted

08. Prevention of husk opening in parboiling of paddy to prevent fungal

infection
09. A formulation for preventing spoilage of high moisture paddy

676/CHE/2009

10. Fludized thermal disinfestations unit

Submitted

11. Solar energy for disinfestations of grains

Submitted

12. New processing technology for tur milling

Submitted

13. Non-kattai biscuit

Submitted

14. Protein isolated drink

Submitted

15. Soup sticks

Submitted

1766/CHE/2011

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IICPT Regional Center, Guwahati

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE SERVICE (2010-14)
No. of Trainings (Arranged + Scheduled)

: 151

No. of Consultancy and Equipment Renting Services

: 20

No. of Beneficiaries Through Training Programs

: 5600

No. of Beneficiaries Through Visit and Equipment Demonstration : 1059

Income Generated Through Business Incubation Centre

: Rs. 3,30,760

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IICPT Collaborations
International MoUs
National MoUs

14
23

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IICPT Collaborations
International Universities/ Institutions

University of Manitoba

Oklahoma State University

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kansas State University

University of Saskatchewan

Auburn University

McGill University

Wageningen University

Colorado State University

Asian Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Ambo University

Saskatoon Pulse Growers

ONIRIS

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IICPT Future Focus

Skill Development Initiatives
Applied
1. Krishi Vigyan Kenrda with the Support of ICAR
2. Vocational Training Provider Status Under Ministry of Labour and Employment
Proposed
1. Open & Distance Learning Courses Affiliation with TNAU
2. Support To Training And Employment Programme For Women (STEP) under
Ministry of Women and Child Development
3. Summer and Winter Schools with the Support of ICAR
4. Community College under Ministry of Human Resource Development
5. Diploma, Advanced Diploma, B.Voc. and M.Voc. under U.G.C.
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IICPT Future Focus

Proposed Certificate Courses
1.

Rice processing technology

2.

Food supply chain management

3.

Handling and safe storage of food grains

4.

Processing, preservation & value addition of

fruits & vegetables

5.

Bakery and confectionery technology

6.

Biochemical and food quality analysis

7.

Microbial analysis of foods

8.

Extrusion technology

9.

HACCP and food safety

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IICPT Future Focus

Village Cluster Development in Food Processing

Improve rural livelihood of progressive rural women

Promote essential knowledge and skills in food processing

Value addition and promotion of marketing and other soft skills

Progress

Coconut cluster - Cauvery Delta Agro Producer Company Ltd. (CDAPCL)

Rice cluster - Raja Raja Chozhan Farmers and Producers Association, Thanjavur

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IICPT Future Focus

Proposed Academic Courses
1. M.Tech. (Storage Engineering)
2. M.Tech. (Food Bio-Chemistry)
3. M.Tech. (Food Safety) & Ph.D. (Food Safety)
4. Ph.D. (Food Science & Technology)
5. Masters in Food Business Management

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IICPT Future Focus

Research Areas
Post-production of crops in cyclone/storm prone regions/ wetlands including rice,
pulses, spices, fruits and vegetables

Rice

Commercialization of traditional varieties by value addition, bulk handling, storage

Pulses Analog pulses for quick-cooking, reduction in milling energy requirements, storage
Spices On-farm primary processing, drying, storage and flavour extraction (chilli, turmeric)
Fruits and vegetables On-farm processing, non-destructive quality evaluation, sensors,
hand-held instruments for field measurements

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IICPT Future Focus

Collaborative Research
With
Institutions (CFTRI, ICRISAT, TNAU, SASTRA, NIT, Anna University, VIT)
Industries (Aachi Foods, Raja Foods, Sun Agro, Drishtee Naturals)
NGOs
Funding Agencies

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IICPT Future Focus

Technology Dissemination
1. Awareness Programs
2. Conferences
3. Seminars
4. Workshops
5. Expos
6. Demos and Trainings
7. Mass Media
8. Social Networks

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THANK YOU

A Hunger Free World

is our Motto and it is
Every ones Responsibility!
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