NIT Rourkela awarded for promoting research on millet processing

The institute is developing ways to increase the consumer acceptability for millet-based products in daily diet along with wheat and rice. All faculties, staff and students of the Food Process Engineering department of the institute are engaged in millet research. 

The Food Process Engineering Department of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela is doing a research to help develop a new range of millet-based staple food items. Eleven of the 17 blocks in Sundargarh district of Odisha have been covered under the Odisha Millets Mission. 

NIT Rourkela bags best institute title  

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare institute has conferred ‘Best Institute (Food Process Engineering)’ under Poshak Annaj Award 2022 upon the institute for promoting research on millet processing and product development. Chandan Kumar Sahoo, Dean (Faculty Welfare), NIT Rourkela, received the award at the National Nutri-Cereal Convention held jointly by the NutriHub and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Institute of Millets Research at Hyderabad on September 24. 

Parag Prakash Sutar, head, the Food Process Engineering Department, NIT Rourkela,said, “Millets are called the super grains for high nutritional value. We are constantly developing ways to increase the consumer acceptability for millet-based products in daily diet along with wheat and rice. All the faculties, staff and students of the Food Process Engineering department are engaged in millet research.” 

NIT Rourkela among few institutes to have Food Process Engg department  

NIT Rourkela Director K Umamaheshawar Rao said the institute is among the few institutes in the country which have a full-fledged Food Process Engineering department. “The department is committed to excel in millet research and develop a new range of millet-based staple food so that everyone is guaranteed good health and food security,” he added.  
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