| The professor and head of department of food | | | | That visit led to some progress with another |
| science and technology of University of Georgia, | | | | meeting on 9th November, where both the |
| USA, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, had a collaborative | | | | parties discussed about the possible collaboration |
| meeting with professor Mr. DP Singh, the | | | | between the BHU and the University of Georgia in |
| vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), | | | | the area of food sciences. They also discusses |
| on November 9th, 2009 at Varanasi. | | | | how the staff and the students of both the |
| Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh earlier paid a visit to the | | | | universities can be united to promote scientific |
| Center of Food, Science and Technology. He | | | | cooperation between the Banaras Hindu University |
| delivered a lecture to the students of the | | | | and the University of Georgia in the area of food |
| university then, briefing them up about the | | | | technology. There were other areas too that |
| opportunities and prospects for higher education in | | | | were broadly discussed for the mutual |
| the University of Georgia. He mainly stressed on | | | | cooperation between the two. The areas were |
| the key research issues like post harvest | | | | Nutraceuticals, food packaging, functional foods, |
| technology, value addition in waste food | | | | value-added food products. The food safety was |
| commodities. In fact he pointed out the | | | | also discussed in the meeting. |
| importance of water management and how it can | | | | The meeting witnessed the presence of the other |
| be useful and effectively done if the research is | | | | high dignitaries like Professor SR Singh, Director of |
| also done on the areas of emerging food | | | | the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, the rector |
| processing technologies. In that visit, he | | | | Professor Mr. BD Singh, Professor Mr. RP Singh, |
| emphasized on the scope and opportunities in | | | | the Dean, and the Professor Mr. Alok Jha, |
| Food Science in the University of Georgia, USA. | | | | coordinator of Food Science and Technology. |