Despite of rural area having undeveloped background ESN has adopted dynamic, high quality, creative and communicative approach in education as well as research and development. Keeping abreast with modern developments the institution is constantly restructuring itself and renovating physical infrastructure as well as research and educational facilities. As part of which ESN started College of Food Technology in the year 2008, with affiliation to Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (Maharashtra) (Govt. Resolution No. Krishi Vi-2190/CR-203/20A Dated 01.07.200, Uni. Sanction No. AXR-08 Dated 24.08.2008). The college is continuously working to provide excellent facilities in terms of education and extension activities to maintain high quality of education. Local inspection committee appointed by V. N.M.K.V. Parbhani in year 2011-12 has appreciated the efforts of college and honored with B+ Grade.
Food Science and Technology is vital and multi-disciplinary branch, which concerns with physiochemical, biochemical, microbiological and nutritional interactions of the micro, semi-micro and macro molecules of food ingredients either within or added externally which monitor the overall quality altitudes. Moreover, it also concentrates and relates to the formulation, product development, preservation, storage distribution, transportation, marketing, quality control, management and utilization of finished food stuffs. It also deals with the preparation of modified or tailor made food products using either conventional or newer source to cater the needs of the consumer. Thus, Food Science and Technology concerns to the appropriate exploration and utilization of the food for the betterment of human being.
The importance of Food Science and Technology lies in the fact that it has the capability and creditability to provide more food through scientific conservations, eliminating avoidable losses of making available more nutritious food and high value products from low grade raw materials by processing ,packing, marketing etc. and also by product and waste utilization using an internal approach. Food Science and Technology enables the creation of agro based industries to produce value added products assign greater financial return and generating employment of opportunities and intern will provide a great potential revival in rural economy. Thus, Food Science and Technology has a vital role to play in particular. Thus, in order to achieve the consumer’s need and foreign exchange, the country has to evolve the appropriate and innovative technology for processing, packing, transport, storage etc. The responsibilities of teaching, research and extension have been shared and distributed among the five departments as under.
- Food Process Technology (FPT)
- Food Chemistry and Nutrition (FCN)
- Food Engineering (FE)
- Food Microbiology & Safety (FMS)
- Food Business Management (FBM)
- Food Plant Operation (FPO)