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A publication of the sort ‘Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in Horticultural Processing’ covering various facets of entrepreneurial opportunities in processing sector. The editors have made an exhaustive effort to provide information on various entrepreneurial opportunities in food processing sector. This book clarifies most of the technical questions which arises on entrepreneurship ventures in food processing sector. Also, the book will be useful to prospective entrepreneurs, food engineers, agricultural engineers, food processors, food technologists, researchers and also to those who are working in the relevant fields

Contents: 1. An introduction to entrepreneurial opportunities in horticultural processing sector/Binoo P Bonny and Sudheer K P. 2. Developing entrepreneurship skills in the farming sector: perspectives and strategies/Jiju P Alex. 3. Business incubation – understanding the process/Preethi Manniledam and Radha Ramanan T. 4. Value added products from fruits and vegetables-prospects for entrepreneurs/Sudheer K P and Indira V. 5. Total value addition of banana- potential opportunities for entrepreneurs/Ravindra Naik and Sudheer K P. 6. Prospects in value addition of mango/Sagarika N and Anjineyulu Kothakota. 7. Scope of entrepreneurship developments in pineapple processing/Kalpana Rayaguru and Sanjaya K Dash. 8. Entrepreneurship ventures in cashew processing/Sobhana A and Mini C. 9. Under utilised fruits and vegetables- scope for value addition/Mini C, Geethalekshmi P R and Manjunath Shetty. 10. Scope of entrepreneurial developments in cocoa processing/Suma B and Minimol J S. 11. Spice processing and value addition – opportunities for start-up entrepreneurs/Jayashree E. 12. Entrepreneurship oriented processing and value addition technologies of coconut/Manikantan M R, Shameena Beegum, Pandiselvam R and Hebbar K B. 13. Scope of entrepreneurship development in non-edible value added products of coconut/Manikantan M R, Pandiselvam R, Shameena Beegum and Mathew A C. 14. Entrepreneurial opportunities in tuber crops processing/Sajeev M S, Padmaja G, Sheriff J T and Jyothi A N 15. Hand holding entrepreneurs in honey processing and value addition/Mani Chellappan. 16. Value addition in mushroom processing- a potential sector for budding/Lakshmy P S, Arun Prasath V and Suman K T. 17. Importance of quality and safety of processed products/Sudheer K P and Indira V. 18. Marketing strategies and supply chain of horticultural products/Ranjit Kumar E G. 19. Model business plan for dried jackfruit flakes production/Sangeetha K Prathap and Sudheer K P.