Division's Mandate
ØTo develop the technologies on postharvest handling, storage, processing, preservation, packaging and quality evaluation of BARI mandated crops.
ØUp-scaling the current best PH technologies for future.
ØAssists to create Agribusiness and Agro-processing job opportunities for rural people/stakeholders.
Objectives of the Division
ØTo asses postharvest losses and to identify the prioritize areas for research intervention for minimizing losses.
ØTo identify/develop/improve appropriate maturity indices/technologies for fruits and vegetables, its transportation, packaging, processing and preservation technology for farmers, traders and exporters level.
ØTo study the quality of both fresh and processed agricultural produces / products to increase shelf life with retaining quality.
ØHelps to increase income generation for the rural poor and agribusiness by training/providing simple processing techniques.