Book Review-II

Technological Manual on Processing of Fruits and Vegetables for Value Addition by Rakesh Sharma, NS

Thakur, VK Joshi and RC Sharma, Dr YS Parmer University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 106p +

Figs + Tables and plates.

With ICAR emphasizing on development of courses with more practical

content and adoption of experiential learning courses by many of the

universities in one or other forms, it has become imperative to provide

the students, hands on training in various entrepreneurial sectors

including fruit and vegetable processing, so that, the day they leave

their college, they are better equipped with technical knowledge and

confidence of handling the processing plants with higher authority.

Considering this, there is a need to develop instructional manuals on all

the experiential learning Programme (ELP) modules. Authors have very

rightly tapped the opportunity to develop a basic instructional manual

on fruit and vegetable processing, especially designed in line with the

ELP requirements.

The manual has been divided into seven chapters i.e. Importance of

ProcessingandPreservation,PlanningforProcessingPlant,Technological

Aspects

in

Manufacture

of Different Value Added

Products, Quality Control and

Assurance, Cost of Production and Marketing Aspects of Processed

Products including glossary of terms, and self evaluation exercises.

Authors have beautifully presented the contents by making use of

Tables, Figures and methods of calculations used in preparation of

different products.

I am sure this manual would be helpful to satisfy the ELP

requirements of students to a large extent. Further, it may also be

of great use to all UG and PG students, processors, teachers and

extension professionals in the discipline of fruit and vegetable

processing, horticulture, food science and technology etc. Except

for some minor typographic mistakes and elaborations required in

some of the methods, the book is a beautiful piece of ready reference

work for all. I recommend that this manual be made available to

all the students undertaking ELP module in fruit and vegetable

processing.

SK Sharma

Editor-in-Chief

J. of Hill Agriculture

GB Pant University of Ag and Tech, Pantnagar