Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Arjun Munda on August 20, 2020 e-launched the tertiary processing centres of “Trifood Project” of TRIFED in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.
Salient Features
Being implemented by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs in association with Ministry of Food Processing (MoFPI), TRIFOOD aims to enhance the income of tribals through better utilization of and value addition to the MFPs collected by the tribal forest gatherers.
To achieve this, as a start, two Minor Forest Produce (MFP) processing units will be set up.
The unit in Raigad, Maharashtra that will be used for value addition to mahua, amla, custard apple and jamun and will produce mahua drink, amla juice, candy, jamun juice and custard apple pulp.
The multi-commodity processing centre in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh will be used for the processing of commodities like mahua, amla, honey, cashew, tamarind, ginger, garlic and other fruits and vegetables. These would be made into mahua drink, amla juice, candy, pure honey, ginger-garlic paste and fruit and vegetable pulp.
