A FOOD processing facility on wheels developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) is set to visit Iloilo for the 2023 National Science, Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW) celebration.
Also known as DOST-ITDI’s Mobile Modular Food Processing Facility (MMFPF), it is a model processing plant on wheels with modules. The facility targets value-adding of surplus in agri-fisheries production and extend shelf-life. The mobile food processing facility for Western Visayas is a frying module that features pre-processing, conventional frying, vacuum frying, and packaging technologies. Three other regions are provided with the MMFPF: MIMAROPA, Davao, and Northern Mindanao.
The MMFPF coined as FoodtrIP will be stationed in Capiz State University – Dayao Campus and will also be available to other provinces in Western Visayas. This facility can serve as a food processing training and demo facility for agriculture and fishery commodities that will help farmers’ dilemma on surplus and food loss.
Visit this one-of-a-kind food processing facility on wheels at the Iloilo Convention Center from Nov. 22 to 26.
For more information about the 2023 NSTW activities, download the mobile app at https://bit.ly/nstw2023android for Android users and https://bit.ly/nstw2023ios for iOS users. You can also follow the NSTW Official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/nstwdost./PN
