Annual Report 2018
During the period under review, a total number of nineteen (19) projects were implemented comprising thirteen (13) pure research projects and six (6) service-oriented activities. Seven (7) of the research projects were undertaken in collaboration with other national and international institutions.
Under the Food Security and Poverty Reduction programme, seedlings of two varieties of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) were planted. in four different ecological zones. Monitoring for survival, growth performance and yield is on-going. On solar drying of domestic food products, initial data has been collected on various food products and are being analysed to find their drying rates/schedules, compare designs and other important parameters.
