Research Team

Name	Position	Email	Professional Experience
Dr. Ankit Paliwal	Assistant Professor in Food Science	ankit.paliwal@fnu.ac.fj	Ph.D. in Food Technology (Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India). M.Tech in Food Technology & Biochemical Engineering (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India). PG Diploma in Management (IGNOU, New Delhi). B.E. in Biotechnology (MITS, Gwalior, RGTU Bhopal). Over 10 years of experience in new product development in the food industry.
Arti Pillay	Lecturer in Food Science	arti.pillay@fnu.ac.fj	Master’s in Public Health (Research) and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (Fiji National University). BSc in Chemistry and Food & Nutrition Sciences (University of the South Pacific). 15+ years teaching food technology in academia and 8+ years in public health nutrition focusing on salt intake reduction in Fiji.
Asaeli Naika	Assistant Lecturer in Food Science	asaeli.naika@fnu.ac.fj	PG Diploma in Science (Biology) and BSc in Chemistry and Food & Nutrition Sciences (University of the South Pacific). 10+ years in public health nutrition and community training (food security, agriculture, food processing, disaster risk reduction, climate resilience). Higher Degree Research Candidate investigating traditional ecological knowledge and wild food plants. Leads multi-stakeholder projects on food environments and consumer behaviour.

Sponsor: UN FAO

External Fund: $47460

Duration: 2023 – 2025

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Participants during the community training on chips processing held in Nabulini village, Tailevu Province

Dr. Ankit Paliwal demonstrating the operation of the newly installed blanching machine

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Community Training on Chips Processing for the Wainuqa Farmer’s Cooperative Ltd – Nabulini Village