Processing and Food Engineering
The Department of Processing and Food Engineering is mainly engaged in teaching to Under Graduate and Post Graduate students. It offers various courses like Engineering Properties of Agricultural Produce, Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control, Post Harvest Engineering of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds, Post Harvest Engineering of Horticultural Crops, Dairy and Food Engineering, Food Packaging Technology, Development of Processed Products and Equipment, Transport Phenomena in Food Processing, Engineering Properties of Food Materials, Advance Food Process Engineering, Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering, Processing of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds, Fruits and Vegetables Engineering, Farm buildings and Environmental Control, Storage Engineering and Handling of Environmental Control, Textural and Rheological Characteristics of Food Materials, Advances in Food Processing, Advances in Drying of Food Materials to the UG/PG students.
The research project based on local and future needs of the farmers and entrepreneurs are given to the final year under graduate and postgraduate students as a part of their academic research work. Department has Process Engineering Laboratory, Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Laboratory and Food Engineering Laboratory and Processing Plant to provide practical knowledge and also to demonstrate and organize training to farmers, entrepreneurs etc. Many farmers, women and local peoples, NGO and others often visit the department to gain knowledge of processing technology. The working principle and its usefulness of the machines, equipment is demonstrated to the visitors. They are also familiarized with the new developments like agricultural processing of grains, different storage techniques, cleaning and grading machines and different type of mills and dryers.
The department also participates in Agricultural Fares, Exhibitions, and Farmers day organized by Universities or State Governments or other agencies and arranges the demonstration of processing technologies etc. to the farmers. The senior and experienced professors also deliver lectures on the special topics related to the post harvest handling / management, value addition etc. in the short term training programmes arranged by the colleges/university/state government for the benefits of the farmers, technicians and rural youths.
MANDATE
- Teaching of processing and food engineering subjects to under graduate and post graduate students.
- Development of value added products from various cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and other crops grown in tribal region
- Popularization of home scale agricultural processing through literature, mass media and live demonstration.
- Transfer of developed technologies in the field of processing and food engineering to the farmers of tribal region.
FACULTY PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT
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S. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Qualification |
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1 |
Dr. Neeraj Seth |
Assistant Professor & HoD |
Ph.D. (PHP & FE) |
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2 |
Dr. Kamlesh. R. Jethva |
Assistant Professor |
Ph.D. (Agril. Engg.) |
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3 |
Er. Yagnik Yoganandi |
Senior Research Assistant |
M. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) Ph.D. (Agril. Engg.) - pursuing |
Departmental Facilities: * Photo Gallery *
- Undergraduate classroom
- Post Graduate classroom
- Process Engineering Laboratory
- Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Laboratory
- Food Engineering Laboratory
- Processing plant
Achievements of the Department
- Awards received by the students
- Third prize for the Poster presentation of Paper entitled “Effect of storage on colour characteristics of Custard Apple” authored by Manjeet Prem, Bakane, P. H., Khodifad B. C., Navneet Kumar, H. K. Sharma during National Conference on "Technologies in Sustainable Food Systems" on 7-8th October, 2016 by Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed University), Longowal, Distt. Sangrur, (Punjab)
- Best paper award was conferred to Er. Pratik Nayi for the paper entitled “Development of dehydrated sweet corn halwa using response surface methodology” authored by Pratik Nayi, Shradhdha Dodiya, Navneet Kumar and Sandeep Mann during National conference on Promoting Entrepreneurial Growth through Innovative Approaches in Food Processing Sector on 16-17th March 2018 at Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab
- Awards received by the faculty
- “JFST Best Paper Award in the field of Food Engineering” to Dr. Navneet Kumar, Associate Professor & Head, from amongst the papers published in the year 2012 entitled “Mathematical modeling of thin layer hot air drying of carrot pomace 49 (1), 33-41 authored by Navneet Kumar, BC Sarkar, HK Sharma by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), Mysore
- Distinguished Service Certificate awarded to Dr. Navneet Kumar, Associate Professor & Head, by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) during 47th Annual convention and International Symposium on BIO-ENERGY- Challenges and Opportunities during 28-30 January, 2013 at Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Certificate of Outstanding Participants was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor in ICAR sponsored 21 days summer school on “Modern Techniques and Approaches in Storage of Harvested and Processed Plant and Animal Food Products” organized by CIPHET, Ludhiana during June 11 to July 01, 2014.
- Best Poster Award was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor for the paper on “A study on Physical Properties and Drying Characteristics of Custard Apple” authored by authored by Sandeep Kumar, Navneet Kumar, Neeraj Seth and K. R. Jethva presented in National seminar on “Emerging Trends in Food Quality and Safety” held during October 15-16, 2015 at College of FPT&BE, AAU, Anand
- Uttam Lekh Award (3rd Position) was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor from Anand Agricultural University, Anand for the year of 2015-16 under category of Dairy, Food Processing and Home Science for the article on “Khorak ma Thati Bhelshel thi Bachiye” published in “Krushi Govidhya Magazine”
- Best Teacher Award was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor during the year 2015-16 in the faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology by Anand Agricultural University, Anand.
- ‘Certificate of Excellence with Bharat Vikas Award’ was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor by Institute of Self Reliance, Bhuneshwar (Odisha) for his outstanding contribution in the field of Post Harvest Management on the occasion of National Seminar on “Diversity of Culture and Social Environment” on 19th November, 2017 held at Bhuvneshwar, Odisha, India.
- Fellow of Institution of Engineers awarded to Dr. Navneet Kumar, Associate Professor & Head, by Institutions of Engineers (India) on 31 January 2018
- Uttam Lekh Award (2nd Position - Agril. Engg.) was awarded to Er. K. R. Jethva, Assistant Professor by Anand Agricultural University, Anand for the year of 2019-20 under category of Agril. Engg. Article on “Falpakonu Peking nu Aadhunik Paddhati and tenu Mahtav” authored by Kamlesh R. Jethva and Sanjay P. Cholera published in “Krushi Govidhya Magazine” (Varsh: 72, Aank: 2, Month: June-2019).
Year Wise Passed Out PG Students
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Year |
M. Tech. |
Ph.D. |
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2017 |
02 |
Nil |
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2018 |
02 |
Nil |
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2019 |
03 |
Nil |
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2020 |
02 |
Nil |
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2021 |
01 |
03 |
|
2022 |
01 |
01 |
Research Activities:
AGRESCO Projects
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Sr. No. |
Project Title |
Principal Investigator |
Period |
Recommendation |
|
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From |
To |
||||
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1. |
Assessment of prevailing status of harvesting practices of custard apple and developing set of complete post harvest practices for this crop in Panchmahal district. |
Er. K. R. Jethva |
2012 |
2014 |
Nil |
|
2. |
Process Development of juice preparation from Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis) |
Dr. Navneet Kumar |
2013 |
2015 |
Nil |
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3. |
Production Technology for Preparation of Wood Apple (Limonia acidissima) Jam |
Prof. S. K. Modi |
2013 |
2016 |
Nil |
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4. |
Development of appropriate harvest and post-harvest technology for custard apple for tribal area of Gujarat |
Er. K. R. Jethva |
2015 |
2018 |
It is recommended to store the matured harvested custard apple fruit in 100 gauge polypropylene bags (15.24 mm x 20.32 mm and 3-fruits in each bag) at 13°C temperature for increasing the shelf life up to 8-10 days for maximum overall acceptability with minimum weight loss and higher retention of vitamin-C. |
|
5. |
Development of rapid angle of repose measurement apparatus |
Dr. Navneet Kumar |
2016 |
2021 |
Scientists/ entrepreneurs/ processors/ farm equipment manufacturers are advised to use low-cost angle of repose apparatus developed at Anand Agricultural University for measuring of angle of repose using any image analysis free software available for various grains at different moisture contents. |
|
6. |
Evaluation & Modification of sun drying practices for maize cobs |
Dr. Neeraj Seth |
2017 |
Contd. |
- |
|
7. |
Optimization of Process Parameters for Protein Fortified Kesar Mango Leather |
Er. K. R. Jethva |
2019 |
Contd. |
- |
|
8. |
Development of perforated storage bin for garlic |
Dr. Navneet Kumar |
2019 |
Contd. |
- |
Departmental Post Graduate Projects
|
Year |
Ph.D. / M. Tech. |
Title of thesis |
|
2015-17 |
M. Tech. |
Foam mat drying of custard apple pulp and storage stability of custard apple powder |
|
2015-17 |
M. Tech. |
Screening of different drying techniques for freshly harvested maize cobs |
|
2015-18 |
M. Tech. |
Development and performance evaluation of scraped surface heat exchanger for cooking and cooling of kajukatli |
|
2016-18 |
M. Tech. |
Thin layer drying of sweet corn and storage stability of dehydrated sweet corn |
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2016-18 |
M. Tech. |
Development of batch type maize cob dryer |
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2017-19 |
M. Tech. |
Processing of sweet corn kernels for enhancement of shelf life |
|
2017-19 |
M. Tech. |
Drying of ber and storage study of ber powder |
|
2017-20 |
M. Tech. |
Development of instant mix tomato khaman powder using foam mat dried tomato powder |
|
2018-20 |
M. Tech. |
Development of carrot pomace blended dehydrated sweet corn halwa |
| 2019-21 | M.Tech. | Mathematical modelling of thin layer drying of blanched curry leaves |
| 2019-22 | M.Tech. | Effect of blanching on drying characteristics of spinach |
| 2016-21 | Ph.D. | Standardization of process parameters for production of protein enriched mango leather |
|
2016-21 |
Ph.D. |
Post harvest handling system for water chestnut |
| 2019-22 | Ph.D. | Development of process technology for ready-to-reconstitute traditional and tomato Khaman |
Departmental Under Graduate Projects
|
Year |
Title of thesis |
|
2011 - 12 |
Post harvest handling of custard apple in Panchmahal district |
|
2012 - 13 |
Drying characteristics and mathematical modeling of marigold flower |
|
2012 - 13 |
Comparative study on drying of onion flakes |
|
2012 - 13 |
Study of present status of custard apple in Janbugoda, Ghoghamba, Lunavada & Shahera taluka |
|
2012 - 13 |
Fabrication of natural ventilated evaporative cooled chamber |
|
2013 - 14 |
A study on physical properties of ivy gourd & optimization of processing parameters for juice preparation |
|
2013 - 14 |
Optimization of processing parameters for preparation of bread crumbs used in tomato soup |
|
2013 - 14 |
Dehydration characteristics of drum stick leaves |
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2014 - 15 |
A study on physical properties and drying characteristics of custard apple |
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2014 - 15 |
Comparative study of biomass based drying of ginger with conventional dryer and mathematical modelling of thin layer drying of ginger shred |
|
2014 - 15 |
To study the drying characteristics of banana powder |
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2014 - 15 |
Optimization of ingredients in the preparation of wood apple jam |
|
2014 - 15 |
Microcontroller based temperature sensor |
|
2015 - 16 |
Development of a custard apple harvester |
|
2015 - 16 |
Performance evaluation of biomass based combustor for turmeric drying |
|
2015 - 16 |
To study the physico-chemical properties of custard apple |
|
2015 - 16 |
To study the physic-chemical properties of blended jam (wood apple & papaya) |
|
2015 - 16 |
Development of solar based air cooler |
|
2016 - 17 |
A study on angle of repose apparatus for grain |
|
2016 - 17 |
A study on osmotic drying of custard apple |
|
2016 - 17 |
Comparative study of biomass in combustor for turmeric drying |
|
2016 - 17 |
Maize cob drying using different types of dryers |
|
2016 - 17 |
Effect of various chemicals & packaging materials on shelf life of custard apple fruit |
|
2017 - 18 |
Performance evaluation of angle of repose measurement apparatus for grain |
|
2017 - 18 |
Development of value added product of sweet corn by using Response Surface Methodology |
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2017 - 18 |
To study the effect of various chemicals and packaging materials on shelf life of custard apple |
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2017 - 18 |
To study the physical properties of cashew nut and it’s processing |
|
2017 -18 |
Comparative study of different sun drying practices for maize cobs |
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2018 - 19 |
Performance evaluation of angle of repose apparatus |
|
2018 - 19 |
Development and standardization of ready-to-serve aloe vera ginger juice |
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2018 - 19 |
Comparative study of different sun drying practices for maize cobs |
|
2019 – 20 |
Development of perforated bin for storage |
|
2019 – 20 |
Development of batch type refractive window dryer |
|
2019 – 20 |
Effect of drying temperature on physico chemical properties of aam papad |
|
2019 – 20 |
Study of drying practices for maize crops |
|
2020 - 21 |
Storage study of garlic bulbs |
|
2020 - 21 |
Storage study of mango leather |
|
2020 - 21 |
Study of sun drying practices for maize cobs |
| 2021-22 | Shelf -Life study of spinach |
| 2021-22 | Optimization of drying Parameters for mango leather by tray drying technique |
| 2021-22 | A study on drying characteristics of green chilli |
| 2021-22 | A study on thermosonication treatment of sweet corn kernals |
Extension Activities & Training Organized:
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Sr. No. |
Date |
Activities |
Report |
|
1. |
21.10.2016 |
One day training program on “મકાઈના પાકમાં કાપણી પછીની વિવિધ પ્રક્રિયાઓ, વ્યવસ્થાપન અને મુલ્યવર્ધન” at CAET, Godhra |
|
|
2. |
09.02.2017 |
One day training cum distribution programme under the project “Encouraging Tribal Youth/Women for adopting Proven Agricultural Engineering Technology on Mechanization, Value Addition & Resource Conservation in Middle Gujarat” at Jabhugaon, Chota Udaipur |
|
|
3. |
23.02.2017 |
One day training cum distribution programme under the project “Encouraging Tribal Youth/Women for adopting Proven Agricultural Engineering Technology on Mechanization, Value Addition & Resource Conservation in Middle Gujarat” at Village: Charada, Tal.: Santrampur |
|
|
4. |
23/03/2017 |
One day training cum distribution programme under the project “Encouraging Tribal Youth/Women for adopting Proven Agricultural Engineering Technology on Mechanization, Value Addition & Resource Conservation in Middle Gujarat” at KVK, AAU, Dahod |
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|
5. |
20/02/2018 |
Training program on Scientific farming practices and value addition of custard apple at CAET, Godhra |
|
|
6. |
20/09/2018 |
Training program on Post Harvest Processing and Value Addition at CAET, Godhra |
|
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7. |
01/10/2018 |
Training program on processing, storage and value addition at CAET, Godhra |
|
|
8. |
20/11/2018 |
Field exposure cum training program on turmeric processing at Chillakota Village of Dahod |
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9. |
26/12/2018 to 09/01/2019 |
Educational Tour of B. Tech. Final year students |
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10. |
07/09/2019 |
Food awareness training program on ‘Food Nutrition, Quality and Safety’ at CAET, Godhra |
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|
11. |
05/10/2019 |
Orientation cum awareness programme on “Gandhian Ideologies and Plastic Waste Free Environment” at CAET, Godhra |
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| 12. | 18/08/2021 | Training cum demonstration program on “Estimation of protein in Food” | |
| 13. | 25/02/2022 | A Workshop program on “Entrepreneurship- Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres” was organized by Processing and Food Engineering Department, CAET, AAU, Godhrain collaboration with NABARD, Panchmahal | |
| 14. | ૦૫/૦૮/૨૦૨૨ | કૃષિ ઈજનેરી અને ટેક્નોલોજી કોલેજની માહિતી અને પ્રવેશ પ્રક્રિયા અંગે માર્ગદર્શન આપવા માટે શ્રી પ્રકાશ માધ્યમિક અને ઉચ્ચતર માધ્યમિક શાળા, સીમલિયા અને સરકારી ઉચ્ચતર માધ્યમિક શાળા, ઘોઘંબામાં પી.એફ.ઈ. વિભાગદ્વારામાર્ગદર્શન | |
| 15. | ૦૮/૦૮/૨૦૨૨ | એમ.જી.એમ. સ્કૂલ હાલોલ, મોડેલ સ્કૂલ, હાલોલ અને ઈકબાલ યુનિયન હાઈસ્કૂલ, ગોધરામાં ખાતે કૃષિ ઈજનેરી અને ટેક્નોલોજી કોલેજની માહિતી અને પ્રવેશ પ્રક્રિયા અંગે પી.એફ.ઈ. વિભાગદ્વારામાર્ગદર્શન |
