National Institute of Post Harvest Technology

राष्ट्रीय सुगी पश्चात तंत्रज्ञान संस्था, तळेगाव दाभाडे

National Institute of Postharvest Technology

राष्ट्रीय सुगी पश्चात तंत्रज्ञान संस्था, तळेगाव दाभाडे

Achievements & Awards

27 years of work, measured in farmer
incomes

यश व पुरस्कार - शेतकऱ्यांच्या प्रगतीत मोजलेले

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Highest state honour

Vasantrao Naik Krushi Bhushan Award

वसंतराव नाईक कृषिभूषण पुरस्कार

Maharashtra's most prestigious agricultural award, conferred on NIPHT for sustained, measurable
contribution to farmer training, postharvest loss reduction and rural entrepreneurship across the
state.

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Farmers Trained

शेतकरी प्रशिक्षित

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Programmes Conducted

कार्यक्रम

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Years of Excellence

वर्षांचा अनुभव

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Countries Reached

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Courses Offered

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Milestones

Government recognitions timeline

1998

NIPHT established

Set up at Talegaon Dabhade by the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board as India's dedicated postharvest technology institute.

2002

HTC formation with collaboration with PTC+ Netherlands

Technical partnership brings Dutch protected-cultivation practice to Maharashtra growers.

2006

State Level Training Institute

Notified by the Government of Maharashtra as a State Level Training Institute for horticulture and postharvest technology.

2008

Vasantrao Naik Krushi Bhushan Award

Maharashtra's highest agricultural honour awarded for sustained service to farmers.

2016

Centre of Excellence commissioned

Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for horticulture opens on campus.

2018

Government of India empanelment

Empanelled as a national training partner for horticulture and postharvest missions.

2026

89,537+ farmers trained

2,104+ programmes delivered across 45+ courses, with participants from 10 countries.

Government of India empanelled training institute

State Level Training Institute, Government of Maharashtra

Implementation partner — National Horticulture Mission (NHM)

Training partner — MAGNET and SMART projects

NABARD-recognised FPO capacity building institute

APEDA-linked export readiness training centre

International

Participants from 10 countries have trained
at Talegaon

NIPHT's postharvest curriculum has been delivered to delegations from Asia, Africa and
Europe.

International participants

France

2011-2014

18 participants

Sri Lanka

2013-2019

62 participants

Bhutan

2014-2018

44 participants

Pakistan

2009

12 participants

Ethiopia

2015-2017

26 participants

Eritrea

2016

15 participants

Malaysia

2012

21 participants

Bangladesh

2015-2018

33 participants

South Africa

2017

19 participants

Netherlands

2010-2020

24 participants

Numbers

Full programme statistics

Course Name Programmes Participants Share
Postharvest management 412 16,800
Protected cultivation & horticulture 388 15,200
Food processing & value addition 305 12,100
Cold chain & logistics 214 8,300
FPO & agri-entrepreneurship 268 11,400
Export & market linkage 176 6,900
Digital agriculture & drones 96 4,100
Specialty crops (mushroom, bamboo, honey) 79 3,200
Total 1,938 78,000 100%