PREAMBLE
Institute of Baking Technology and Value Addition is serving under the Directorate of Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. It was started during 1968 and was sponsored by US Wheat Associates, New Delhi, with the main objective to impart skill oriented training programmes in baking sector.
The institute has been imparting trainings in baking technology since last five decades for professional bakers, industrialists, SHG members, youth, housewives etc. to develop and promote entrepreneurship and to create self-employment opportunities. Presently the institute is equipped with semi-automatic plant to conduct training programmes on large scale manufacturing of bakery products by adopting step by step process.
Since 2006, the institute has included “Food processing” as a component of training for processing and preparation of value added products from different agriculture and horticulture produce such as fruits and vegetables, cereals, millets, milk, soybean, spices etc. The main aim of these trainings is to create technical competency and to develop confidence regarding different stages of food processing and product development so as to encourage self-entrepreneurship and also help them to get opportunities of employment in food industries.
During 2008 the institute received “National Productivity Council Award” from Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, New Dehli.
