All India Coordinated Research Project on Home Science (Foods & Nutrition), GKVK, Bangalore

AICRP Scheme/ Unit : AICRP on Home Science (Foods &Nutrition)

Location : UAS, GKVK, Bangalore -65

Year of Start: 20.09.1981

Mandate:

v To act as an instrument to improve the quality of Rural Families

v Food & nutrition security in selected farming system

Research Programmes:

v Food based strategies to combat nutritional problems and Non communicable disorders

among farm families.

v Characterization of nutritional diversity in selected cropping systems.

v Establishment of Nutrition Smart Village programme.

Research Accomplishments:

(Varieties released /Technologies developed / Patents developed/ Commercialized etc…)

v Hifibre Food Mix commercialized to Three entrepreneurs

Technologies Developed

v Low GI food mix, Nutri Dense Food mix, Nutri dense ladoo

v Low cost nutritious food products

v Beta carotene and iron rich products

Awards / Recognitions: Nil

Facilities Available:

v Food laboratory for analysis and Product Development

Other Activities:

v Crop varieties developed by the University is analysed for their cooking quality, physico-chemical properties and sensory characteristics

v Consultancy in the field of Food & Nutrition

Externally Funded Projects in Operation:

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Project Title

Principal Investigator

Funding agency

Year of Start

Year of Completion

Significant Outcome

Dietary diversification, nutritional status and lifestyle patterns among lower middle-class households in rural-urban interface of Bangalore (I-C04)

K. Geetha

DBT-GOI

2020-21

2023-24

1. Institutional Ethical Clearance was obtained on 08/09/2021 to conduct the research

2. developed questionnaire and pretested

3. Collected information on socio demographic and nutritional status of 50 rural families of Bangalore North and for other parts is under progress

Staff Profile:

Scientific staff:

	Name	Dr K.Geetha
	Designation	University Head and Senior Scientist
	Academic Qualification	M.Sc.,P.hD
	Area of Specialization	Food &Nutrition
	Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore	18/03/1996
	Date of Joining Scheme /Unit	12/06/2012
	e-mail: University Email ID Other E-mail ID(s)	aicrphomsci@uasbangaloreedu.in aicrpnutrition@gmail.com dr_geethak@yahoo.com
	Telephone with STD Code Mobile	080-23627643 9449523085

Scientific staff:

	Name	Dr Geetha M. Yankanchi
	Designation	Junior Scientist
	Academic Qualification	M.Sc.,P.hD
	Area of Specialization	Food &Nutrition
	Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore	09.03.2007
	Date of Joining Scheme /Unit	02.02.20018
	e-mail: University Email ID Other E-mail ID(s)	geethanutrition@gmail.com aicrpnutrition@gmail.com
	Telephone with STD Code Mobile	9448335077 080-23627643

Technical staff:

	Name	Smt. Bhagyavathi S.B
	Designation	Field Assistant
	Academic Qualification	S.S.L.C
	Area of Specialization	–
	Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore	06.09.2019
	Date of Joining Scheme/Unit	14.10.2019
	E-mail: University Email ID Other E-mail ID(s)	aicrpnutrition@gmail.com baghyavathi@gmail.com
	Telephone with STD Code Mobile	9019159628 080-23627643

Supporting staff:

	Name	Smt. G. Venkatarathnamma
	Designation	Attender
	Academic Qualification	S.S.L.C
	Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore	29.05.2003
	Date of Joining Scheme/Unit	19.08.2011
	E-mail: University Email ID Other E-mail ID(s)	aicrpnutrition@gmail.com rathnamma@gmail.com
	Telephone with STD Code Mobile	9538960920 080-23627643