Activities (Jaggery Unit)
Improvement in juice recovery in sugarcane crushers. |
Effective juice clarification techniques and development/identification of clarifiers of vegetative origin. |
Improved furnaces/devices for juice heating, boiling and concentration with fuel economy and reduced drudgery. |
Improved packaging of jaggery for enhanced shelf life. |
Development of sugarcane juice/jaggery based value-added products for consumers’ acceptability and fighting mal/under nutrition. |
Development of small and medium storage structures for reduction of storage losses. |
Semi-automation of jaggery making process. |
Upgrading knowledge and skill of farmers and jaggery manufacturers through specialized training programmes/live demonstrations. |