India is emerging as a key global player in the food industry and students will benefit by utilising technologies such as robotics, digital food management, and Industry 4.0 to stay abreast of latest trends in the sector, Virendra Kumar Tewari, director, Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur, has said.
Mr. Tewari was speaking at the second convocation ceremony of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) on Friday. Seventy students got B. Tech degree, 27 M.Tech., and nine were awarded Ph. D., in Food Technology at the ceremony.
In his convocation address, Mr. Tewari said: “India’s food processing industry accounts for 32% of the country’s total food market and contributes around 14% of manufacturing GDP, 13% of local exports, and 6% of total industrial investments.” Mastering new technologies would help graduates to excel in the field, he said.
