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Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sign MoU

New Delhi
February 11, 2009
(Press Information Bureau)

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) was signed here today in the presence of Shri Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries. This MoU signed by Dr. K.Alagusundaram, Director of IICPT and Dr. Harvey Perlman, Chancellor of UNL, is intended to facilitate a collaborative programme of research, training, curriculum, institutional development, information dissemination, and exchange of faculty, students and staff. The linkage formed through this MoU between the two Institutions will further each partner instituion’s objectives as well as strengthen the mutual relationship between the partners.

The IICPT located in Thanjavur, is a pioneer Research and Development Institute under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.