The B-Tech (Hons) Food Processing Technology programme was designed with the ultimate
goal to provide the country and the region with graduates possessing skills that enable problem
analysis and resolving within the scope of creating innovative technologies for food
processing. This is coupled with theoretical and practical understanding and appreciation of
the process of food manufacturing, product design, development and modern techno-
entrepreneurship. The programme gives a broad knowledge of processing technology with the
necessary background understanding of unit operations, food engineering, manufacturing
systems, preservation techniques, equipment, product design, food chemistry, process control,
food microbiology, food packaging and food legislation applicable to the food processing
industry.