HED-India Program
Building University Capacity to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chain Development in India
MSU and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) are working together to strengthen TNAU's capacity to promote improved supply chain management related to fruits and vegetables.
This program is critical to ac hieving the Indian government's objective of developing the horticulture sector to drive agricultural development and poverty alleviation in the coming decades by accessing growing domestic and international markets for high value fruits and vegetables. While the horticultural sector offers great opportunities for value added agricultural production and processing, experience worldwide has shown that it has often led to the exclusion of small producers who cannot meet strict public and industry standards of food safety and quality.
The project has three main objectives:
- (1) Strengthen TNAU's capacity related to all aspects of supply chain development, particularly related to ensuring the inclusion of small and medium scale producers.
- (2) Enhance relevant curricular and extracurricular learning opportunities.
- (3) Advance TNAU's ability to support supply chain management by building partnerships with relevant actors among the private sector, government agencies, NGOs, and farmer groups.
