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The inaugural ceremony was graced by the presence of the Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal as the Chief Guest.
The 19th IUFoST World Food Science and Technology Congress kick started today at the CIDCO exhibition centre in Navi Mumbai with the highlighted theme ’25 Billion Meals A Day By 2020- with Healthy, Nutritious, Safe & Diverse FOODS’.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by the presence of the Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal as the Chief Guest, along with other dignitaries, Prof Dr Dietrich Knorr, President IUFoST; Dr V Prakash, Congress Chair, IUFoST 2018; Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, IUFoST 2018 Congress.
“We are capable of becoming a global food market. For this, we need to adopt the best of technologies. India is a market that nobody across the globe can afford to ignore for the sheer opportunities the country offers. India may be the largest producer of food, but it processes a mere 10 per cent of its produce, which consequently leads to very high wastage. In a country with growing population and shrinking land for producing food, food wastage is a major area of focus for our Government, and hence zero tolerance towards food wastage is one of the targets of my ministry”, said Harsimrat Kaur Badal during her opening address.
While addressing the audience, Dr V Prakash highlighted, “I am very proud to state that India is the only country in the world with a separate Ministry for Food Processing”.
The inaugural ceremony also saw the felicitation of key achievers with Life Time Achievement Awards in the field of food science and technology- Dr Vijay M Gupta (Fisheries Science and Technology and Allied Agricultural Areas), Dr Huub Leliveid (Food Science, Technology & Safety), Dr Mahtab S Bamji (Science of Food and Nutrition Applications to Masses), Dr Larry Keener (Networking Food Science, Technology & Safety), Dr Ashok B Vaidya (Traditional Wisdom, Ayur Science, Modern Medicine and its Integration for Health), Dr KrishanLal (Physical Science, Agri Business Co-Data and Allied Areas) and Prof GD Yadav (Advancements in Chemical Science, Food Technology for Engineering and Modern Education).
Full List of LifeTime Achievement Award Winners-
Trillian Meals Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Vijay M Gupta
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Huub Lelieveld
Poushtik Poshana Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Mahatab Bamji
Dhanvantari Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Ashok B Vaidya
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Larry Keener
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Panjab Singh
Sushruta Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. C. K. Katiyar
Srinivasa Ramanujan Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Krishan Lal
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. R. B. Singh
Patanjali Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. DBA Narayana
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Pingfan Rao
Sir M Visvesvaraya Life Time Achievement Award – Prof. G. D. Yadav
Charaka Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan
Life Time Achievement Award – Prof. Luu Dzuan
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Lucy Huang
Life Time Achievement Award – Judith Meech
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. M. Muralikrishna
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. Parachuri G. Rao
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. M.C. Varadaraj
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. T.K. Srinivasa Gopal
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. B.A. Shamasunder
Life Time Achievement Award – Dr. A.G. Appu Rao
Full List of Career Achievement Award Winners-
Career Achievement Award – Dr. Jay Kant Yadav
Career Time Achievement Award – Dr. Kazuo Miyashita
Career Achievement Award – Dr. Sangsuk Oh
Career Achievement Award – Prakash Badgujar