Annex 2.9 : Details of support offered to food enterprises in Tamil Nadu

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2018-05

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As part of the on-site business incubation of 66 small millet food enterprises in Tamil Nadu, support was offered to them by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), and Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation, through the Post Harvest Technology Centre (PHTC), Coimbatore. The PHTC provided nutritional analysis, training on food safety and quality control, as well as training on value added small millet food products such as millet cookies, millet pasta, dosa mix and vermicelli.

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This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

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MILLET, FOOD SECURITY, VALUE CHAINS, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, SCALING UP, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, INNOVATION ADOPTION

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