Salient Achievements

A total of 278 new machines, equipment, and technologies were developed to advance farm mechanization and improve post-harvest handling, along with 168 process protocols and value-added product technologies formulated to support diversified and enhanced agri-food processing.
A total of 37,104 prototypes of farm machines were fabricated and distributed to stakeholders for testing and field-level use, and 844 demonstrations of agricultural equipment and machinery were conducted across 28,269 hectares to showcase their performance and promote wider adoption.
392 Agro-processing Centres (APCs) were established across India to promote employment generation, enhance value addition, and build the capacity of entrepreneurs in food processing and post-harvest management within production catchments.
Developed Protocols for Shelf Life, Safe Storage, Milling Outturn and Indicative Norms for Procurement of Major Pulses for the country on behalf of Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India.
Losses during storage of wheat and rice in warehouses for 3 years were evaluated in FCI and CWC Warehouses and the recommendations of the study have been implemented by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India w.e.f. 01.01.2022.
Developed sugarcane bud chip settling transplanter and licensed to farm machinery manufacturers.
Technology for accelerated retting of jute (NINFET-Sathi) improves the fibre quality by 1-2 grades.
Established BIS standard IS:7032-2020 for Grading of Jute, Mesta and Bimli fibres
Briquettes and pellets made from cotton stalks serve as an effective source of renewable energy. The utilization of chipped cotton stalks provides additional income opportunities for farmers, and a number of briquetting and pelleting enterprises are operating successfully in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, contributing significantly to the local economy.
Face masks (having 3 or 4 layers) with excellent breathability and high filtration efficiency have been prepared from engineered double fabric (100 % cotton) structure.
India’s first Nano cellulose plant established at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai.
Lac production technologies have been standardized for various hosts such as Flemingia semialata, Ber, Calliandra calothyrsus. C. calothyrsus was found to be a very good host for cultivation of both the strains of lac insect, Kerria lacca.
Different intercropping models of Flemingi asemialata with vegetable crops were developed for both summer and winter season for production of lac along with other crops for effective utilisation of land.
Pilot plant to make Protein isolate powder established at ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana.
Technology & Machinery Demonstration Mela being organized as an Annual event by the SMD through centres of AICRPs together.
Conducted national-level studies on harvest and post-harvest losses, warehouse efficiency, and grain storage management, leading to significant reduction in food grain losses and substantial annual savings for national agencies.
Developed and implemented an automated fumigation chamber and standard protocols for SO₂ and CO₂ fumigation of grapes, enabling safe export by effectively addressing fruit fly infestations for international markets.
Signed an MoU with the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Govt of India for the project on the storage of whole pulses titled “Study on Determining Storage losses of Pulses stored in warehouse and Recommend Norms for loss/Grain during Long term Storage” through collaboration with 10 centres across multiple states, covering major pulses such as moong, urd, chana, arhar, and masoor, aimed at improving warehouse-level storage practices.
Onion Storage: Pilot on onion storage conducted at 4 locations in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in collaboration with WRI, USA/ WRI, India.