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Dr. Nita KhandekarHead, CESPU |
The Soybean Processing and Utilization Centre (SPU) was established in April, 1985 at the CIAE in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington. After completion of collaboration with USA, the project became an integral part of CIAE and known as Centre of Excellence on Soybean Processing and Utilization (CESPU) and has been concentrating on development and dissemination of technology for processing and utilization of soybean in order to maximize the use of soybean as a protein food source.
The mandate of CESPU is to develop and disseminate technology for processing and utilization of soybean for food to make available nutrition and health benefits of soybean to our population.