Research Training Workshop on Facilitating uptake by SMEs of Research on New Processing Technologies for Underutilised Fruits.

The final workshop of the Leverhulme project was hosted by the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka from 13-15 May, 2013. This research training workshop focused on approaches and tools to facilitate uptake by SMEs of new processing technologies for fruits and their derivatives.

Workshop Programme

Workshop Proceedings

Power point presentations given at the workshop:

Engaging SMEs in research planning and research related to fruit and vegetables in Sri Lanka by Dr KH Sarananda, Food Research Unit, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Prof DKNG Pushpakumara & Prof DAN Dharmasena Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Mr CR Gunawardena Institute of Postharvest Technology, Research and Development Centre, Anuradhapuraya, Sri Lanka.

Collaborative research with SMEs in Sri Lanka by Prof DAN Dharmasena Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, and Mr WMCB Wasala and Mr CR Gunawardena, Institute of Postharvest Technology, Anuradhapuraya, Sri Lanka.

Commercialisation of technology and promote SME: Economic Perspectives by Mr Vajira Balasuriya, Department of Agriculture Economics and Business Management, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Standardization of pre and post-harvest technologies for sustainable crop management and preparation of value added processed products from indigenous fruits viz- aonla, bael and jamun by Dr Neeru Dubey Amity International Centre for Post-Harvest Technology & Cold Chain Management, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India.

Integrated e-learning course for SMEs and trainers of Post Harvest Technology focused on improved marketability of indigenous, tropical and subtropical, fruits and vegetables by NagaLaxmi M. Raman, Amity International Centre for Post-Harvest Technology & Cold Chain Management, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India.

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