About Project
		Objectives
		Mandate
		Research and Development Activities
		Research Projects
		Recommendations
		Infracture Facilities
		Extension Activities
		Scientists
		Contact Information

About Project

Agro Product Development Research Centre (APDRC), is an independent, non-granted unit established for research and development activities for value addition of agro-horticultural produce and inaugurated at the hands of Hon’ble Shri. Sharad Powar there then Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, on 4th April, 1994. The budgetary provision of the centre has meet out from the self-generated revenue and agency funded projects.

Objectives

1. Research & development of processes and product from the crop produce of the economical important crops of the region.

2. Encouragement and practical help to farmers / entrepreneurs through demonstration and hand-on training.

3. Providing technical advice and consultancy services for commercialization of the agro-processing techniques / technologies.

Mandate

The core mandate of APDRC is guidance, promotion and helping the peoples for encouragement of agribusiness / entrepreneurship through R & D activities for value addition in agricultural commodities in the region.

Research and Development Activities

1. Production of high-De liquid glucose from whole sorghum grain (Patent No. 190562).
2. Process for direct conversion of farm fresh turmeric rhizomes in to dry concentrate (Patent pending, C.B.R. No. 663).
3. Processes for conversion of fruit and vegetable in to the concentrate with out loosing its colour and flavor.
4. Time reduction process for preparation of tutifruity from unriped papaya.
5. Process for production of ethanol and syrup from sweet sorghum stalk juice.
6. Aonla processing technology (Candy, sharbat & Powder).
7. Small scale, low cost, simple technology and equipment “PKV-Biodiesel Processor” for production of biodiesel from non-edible oil.

Research Projects

Projects Completed

• Establishment of High DE liquid glucose mini plant and studying its market acceptability (State Govt. of MS has sactioned Rs. 22.20 lakhs)
• Developing sorghum as an efficient biomass and bioenergy crop and providing value addition to the rain damaged kharif grain for creating industrial demand (NATP, Hyderabad, sanctioned 36 lakh)
• Mass multiplication of bio-fertilizers, bio-control agent and quick decomposing cultures. (A revolving fund scheme of Rs. 15.67 lakh has been sanctioned by ICAR)

On-going Projects

• “Pilot scale demonstration cum training project on agro-horticultural processing for value addition” funded by Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mumbai.

Recommendations

1. PKV–Turmeric processing technology is recommended for converting farm fresh turmeric rhizomes in to quality turmeric powder within 24 hrs.
2. “PKV – Biodiesel Processor” based on simple & low cost technology is recommended for domestic production of quality biodiesel from Jatropha oil.
3. PKV-Tuttifruity technology is recommended for converting papaya in to cherry with in 12 hrs.

Infrastructure Facilities

Biodiesel Demonstration Mobile Unit		Liquid Glucose Pilot Plant
Papaya tuttifruity Cherry		Tractor run on Biodiesel
Generator run on Biodiesel		Power tiller testing on Biodiesel
WaterPump run on biodiesel in farmers training programme		Farm fresh turmeric rhizomes in to dry concentrate

Extension Activity

Exhibition, Kisan Melawa, Guest lectures etc.

Contact Information

Dr. Sanjay Bhoyar
Officer in Charge
Agro Product Development Research Centre
Dr. PDKV, Akola- 444104 (MS)

Email : apdrc@pdkv.ac.in
Phone no. : 0724 2258192