Food Science & Technology, University of Kashmir

New Projects initiated and completed

Description	Title of the Project	Faculty Name	Acting As	Funding Agency	Dated	Amount Sanctioned/ Proposed (in Rs.)	Amount released during current year (in Rs.)
Project Ongoing	Stabilisation and valorisation of seed oils from stone fruits by developing nano pickering emulsions	Dr Adil Gani	PI	DBT	08-02-2024	53,99,920/-
Project Completed	Technological Interventions and Their Application for Sustainable Livelihood of Women Folk Involved in the Production of Various Traditional Milk- based Fermented Foods of Himalayan Belt of J&K	Dr Adil Gani	PI	NMHS	08-03-2018	49, 00,000/-
Project Ongoing	Technological intervention to enhance the bioactivity of basil seed oil functional characterization of basil seed protein	Dr Idrees Ahmad Wani	PI	ICMR	24-02-2023	23,67618/-	7,91,128/-
Project completed	Emerging Techniques of Evaluation of Milk Products	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	SERB -DST	22-11-2021	240,000/-	240,000/-
Ongoing project	Post-harvest management of fresh walnut kernels by modified atmosphere storage and edible nano-coating	Prof F. A. Masoodi Dr. Adil Gani & Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI CoPI	Research and Innovation component of RUSA 2.0.	16-09-2020	11,300,000/-	3,000,000/-
Ongoing Project	Exploration of wild fruits of Himalayan Kashmir for the development of personalized fruits for the future food industry	Dr Sabeera Muzaffar	PI	JKST&IC	22-01-2024	25,00000/-	1,00000/-
New project sanctioned	Microbiological techniques of Food Products	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	SERB-DST	14-11-2022	240,000/-	240,000/-
New project sanctioned	Development of isoflavone fortified fruit beverages by incorporation of soy whey with multi therapeutic benefits	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	ICMR	06-07-2022	2,299,404/-	766,468/-
New project sanctioned	Development and Evaluation of Soy-based foods	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	Mentor	SERB-DST	02-08-2022	150,000/-	150,000/-
New project sanctioned	Studies on Development of isoflavone fortified fruit based whey beverages	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	DBT	25-09-2023	6,50,000/-	6,50,000/-
New project sanctioned	Nano-encapsulation of isoflavones from soy whey and their controlled release in yoghurt targeting health benefits	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	UGC DAE	01-02-2024	2,43,000/-	2,43,000/-
New project sanctioned	Development of functional yoghurt by the incorporation of omega-3 fatty acids from vegetable sources	Dr Hilal Ahmad Punoo	PI	JKST&IC	25-02-2024	1,12,000/-	1,12,000/-

Research projects initiated and completed:

Description	Title of the Project	Faculty Name	Acting As	Funding Agency	Dated	Amount Sanctioned/ Proposed (in Rs.)	Amount released during current year (in Rs.)
New project sanctioned	Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables of Western Himalayas through Eco-friendly and Low-Cost Technologies	Prof F. A. Masoodi Dr Sabeera Muzaffar	PI Co-PI	NMHS, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change, GOI		40.286 Lakhs
New project sanctioned	Refinement of traditional fermentation technology of some vegetable pickles of J&K region	Prof F. A. Masoodi Dr Adil Gani	PI Co-PI	Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), GOI		42.71 lakhs
New project sanctioned	Technological interventions and their application for sustainable livelihood of women folk involved in the production of various traditional milk-based fermented foods of Himalayan belt of J&K	Dr. Adil Gani	PI	NMHS-PMU	05-04-2018	4,900,000.00	23,41,440.00
New project sanctioned	Enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits.....	Sajad Mohd Wani	PI	DBT	08-02-2018	2,649,000.00	1,263,200.00
completed project	Safety, Quality and Nutraceutical Status of Kradi-A traditional Dairy based fermented food of Himalayan Regions of J& K	Dr. Adil Gani	PI	ICMR	01-01-2016	2,200,000.00	11,44,500.00
Ongoing project	Fortification of active ingredients from saffron and sea buck thorn for development of novel functional foods	Dr. Adil Gani	PI	Department of Science and Technology, SERB	13-09-2017	4,400,000.00	17,04400.00

Project mentorship initiated and completed:

Description	Title of the Project	Faculty Name	Acting As	PI Name	Funding Agency	Dated	Amount Sanctioned/ Proposed (in Rs.)	Amount released during current year (in Rs.)
Ongoing project	Supplementary Livelihood options for local communities	Dr. F. A. Masoodi	Mentor	Prof. Zafar A Reshi	National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Govt. of India	09-02-2017	510,000.00	510,000.00
Ongoing project	Extent of production and promotion of value added organic foods in Kashmir	Dr. F. A. Masoodi	Mentor	Prof. Zafar A Reshi	National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Govt. of India	09-02-2017	510,000.00	510,000.00

Projects Completed:

1. Enhancing the quality and nutraceutical status of traditional meat products of India by use of enzymes and protective microorganisms.

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Cost of Project: 67.5 lakh. PI: Prof F. A Masoodi

2. Nutraceutical potential of β- glucan its utilization for making functional foods and as an encapsulating material for target delivery of probiotics.

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology Govt. of India. Cost of Project: 73.8 Lac. PI: Dr Adil Gani

3. Stability of phytochemicals during processing and storage of perishable temperate fruits.

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology Govt. of India. Cost of Project: 47.23 Lac. PI: Dr Sajad Mohd Wani

4. Wheat flour modification by bacterial, enzymatic and chemical interventions to combat coeliac disorders.

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology Govt. of India. Cost of Project: 6.38 Lac. PI: Dr Adil Gani

6. Extraction of resistant starch from Rice and Horse chestnut, its utilization as an encapsulating agent for targeted delivery into the colon.

Funding Agency: MoFPI. Cost of Project: 54.73 Lac. PI: Dr Adil Gani