Hans News Service Anantapur

A Food Processing and Value-Added Product Manufacturing Center was inaugurated at the AIC–SKU campus on Tuesday by SKU Vice-Chancellor Prof NVR Jyothi Kumar and JNTUA Vice-Chancellor Prof H Sudarshana Rao.

Supported by the DST-SEED project, the joint initiative between AIC–SKU and JNTUA aims to empower farmers, FPOs, and women’s Self-Help Groups through modern processing technology. Focusing on regional crops like tomatoes and groundnuts, the center will provide practical training in machinery operation, product packaging, branding, and marketing to reduce post-harvest losses and create rural employment. University officials and local FPO members attended.