{"id":2396,"date":"2025-05-26T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/engineering-science-technology\/?page_id=2396"},"modified":"2026-03-16T04:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:13:43","slug":"re-establishment-of-the-wainuqa-cooperative-processing-facility-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/engineering-science-technology\/research-office\/projects-consultancies\/re-establishment-of-the-wainuqa-cooperative-processing-facility-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-establishment of the Wainuqa Cooperative Processing Facility Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\nEmail<\/th>\nProfessional Experience<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\"Dr.<\/p>\n
Dr. Ankit Paliwal<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Assistant Professor in Food Science<\/td>\nankit.paliwal@fnu.ac.fj<\/a><\/td>\nPh.D. in Food Technology (Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India).
\nM.Tech in Food Technology & Biochemical Engineering (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India).
\nPG Diploma in Management (IGNOU, New Delhi).
\nB.E. in Biotechnology (MITS, Gwalior, RGTU Bhopal).
\nOver 10 years of experience in new product development in the food industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Arti<\/p>\n
Arti Pillay<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Lecturer in Food Science<\/td>\narti.pillay@fnu.ac.fj<\/a><\/td>\nMaster\u2019s in Public Health (Research) and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (Fiji National University).
\nBSc in Chemistry and Food & Nutrition Sciences (University of the South Pacific).
\n15+ years teaching food technology in academia and 8+ years in public health nutrition focusing on salt intake reduction in Fiji.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Asaeli<\/p>\n
Asaeli Naika<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Assistant Lecturer in Food Science<\/td>\nasaeli.naika@fnu.ac.fj<\/a><\/td>\nPG Diploma in Science (Biology) and BSc in Chemistry and Food & Nutrition Sciences (University of the South Pacific).
\n10+ years in public health nutrition and community training (food security, agriculture, food processing, disaster risk reduction, climate resilience).
\nHigher Degree Research Candidate investigating traditional ecological knowledge and wild food plants.
\nLeads multi-stakeholder projects on food environments and consumer behaviour.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sponsor:<\/strong> UN FAO<\/p>\n

External Fund:<\/strong> $47460<\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong> 2023 \u2013 2025<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n
\"Community<\/p>\n
Participants during the community training on chips processing held in Nabulini village, Tailevu Province<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\"Blanching<\/p>\n
Dr. Ankit Paliwal demonstrating the operation of the newly installed blanching machine<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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YouTube Video<\/strong><\/p>\n

Community Training on Chips Processing for the Wainuqa Farmer\u2019s Cooperative Ltd \u2013 Nabulini Village<\/p>\n

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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…Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":2185,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n