ICAR-CCARI, Goa established a Small-Scale Dairy Processing Unit under STC fund in collaboration with KVASU for the skill development of Tribal Farmers of Kerala

 

    ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Ela, Old Goa, Goa established a Small-Scale dairy processing unit in collaboration with Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Kerala for the skill development of Scheduled Tribe farmers of Coastal Districts of Kerala. The Small-Scale Dairy Processing Unit was inaugurated on 19^th September 2022 at the Vaniyampara Village of Thrissur District of Kerala in the august presence of Prof. M. R. Saseendranath, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, KVASU, Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa and other dignitaries form KVASU and the local grama panchayats. The Director, ICAR-CCARI along with the team of scientists visited the tribal hamlets and interacted with the farmers to get the first-hand information on the socio-economic status and research intervention needs of the scheduled tribes of Kerala. In continuation to the inauguration, skill development programs were conducted in different batches for the tribal farmers of seven tribal hamlets of Thrissur district on “Value added Milk Products” at the Department of Dairy Technology, Varghese Kurien Institute of Dairy and Food Technology (VKIDFT), Mannuthy, Kerala. The skill development program was jointly coordinated by Smt. Divya, K. B, Assistant Professor, Dr. Anu George, Assistant Professor, Dr. Justin Davis (Assistant Professor) from KVASU and Dr. R. Solomon Rajkumar (Senior Scientist) and Dr. Udharwar Sanjaykumar (Subject Matter Specialist) from ICAR-CCARI, Goa under the guidance of Dr. T. S. Rajeev, Director of Entrepreneurship, KVASU, Wayanad, Kerala.