Abstract:
The Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute was established at Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad) in 1909. Research and teaching activities on various aspects of food processing were carried out in the Horticulture Section until 1960. The Agricultural University was incepted in 1961. First batch of 20 students, graduated in Food Technology and 3 students were awarded M. Sc. degree in 1962. Number of graduate students rose to 450 up to 1992 and at the same time, 400 students got M. Sc. degrees during this period. Only three research projects were completed in food processing up to 1960 under the auspices of Horticulture Section. It is gracious to note that 337 projects were completed between 1962 and 1992. A brief description of various research activities in different fields is given as under.
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5-8
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Journal: Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences, Volume: 5, Issue: 1--2, Year: 1995