Research
Title : | Millet biorefinery for Food, Feed, Fodder, Fertilizer and Fuel Design to Demonstration |
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus area : | Energy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Food and agriculture, Health, Waste Processing, Food and Nutrition, Medical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Veterinary Sciences |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Sachin Mandavgane, Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra (440010) |
Timeline Start Year : | 2024 |
Timeline End Year : | 2027 |
Contact info : | mandavgane@gmail.com |
Details
Executive Summary : | There is a need to develop millet as a cash crop by creating value from each part of the crop like grains, primary processing waste and agri waste. The project aims at development of products for human and animal consumption based on rigorous laboratory research complying with the quality control standard, demonstrated at pilot scale in real industrial environment TRL 7 and to make market ready business case using management scholarship. Local millets like Jawar, Bajara and Ragi will be taken for the present study |
Total Budget (INR): | 1,39,01,953 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra Funding Agency :Department of Science and Technology (DST) | |