Surajit Mitra
Post- Harvest Technology, India
Biography
Surajit Mitra acquired his BSc (Ag.) Hons. Degree securing a first class in 1990; MSc (Ag.) in Horticulture (1993) and PhD in Horticulture Degree (1998) from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya respectively. He is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Post-Harvest Technology under the Faculty of Horticulture at the same university. He was awarded several National and International Fellowships, and participated in International Training Courses on Postharvest Technology, and has research experience of having worked at Kasetsart University, Thailand; Postharvest Education Foundation, USA; Agricultural Research Organization, Israel; and Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He also attended and presented several research papers on postharvest technology in International Conferences in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Germany. He delivered a Lead Lecture on “Tropical tubers as alternate staple crops for food and nutrition security” at the International Seminar on ‘Agriculture and Food for Inclusive Growth and Development during 14-15 January 2017 at Lucknow, UP, India. He also delivered an Invited Lecture in the workshop on Strengthening Impact Assessment in the CGIAR (SIAC) – Sweet potato organized by International Potato Center (CIP), Peru at Jameson Inn Shiraz, Kolkata on April 10, 2016.
Abstract
Abstract : Nutritional quality and anti-nutritional facts of tropical tuber crops