TOMATO PROCESSING produces waste and consists of skin and seeds, which is difficult to handle. The volume of this waste is huge and goes unutilized due to lack of adequate technology. Presently most of the industries are dumping this waste into open spaces, which acts as breeding ground for pests. Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in collaboration with Nijjar Agro Food Limited and Ujjwal Ujjala, an Amritsar-based NGO, has successfully recycled the tomato waste (peel and seeds) through vermin-composting using Eisenia foetida, an exotic earthworm. The project was conceptualized with the active participation of Dr SS Chahal, Director Research, Department of Zoology and Food Science and Technology (FST) Department of GNDU.
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