• Fazal Mahmood, DCS (Group Leader)
• Aurang Zeb, PS
• Taufiq Ahmad, PS
• Shaheen Atta, PS

• Studies on working out the most efficient and economically feasible spawn and compost for oyster cultivation.
• Low Phytate Wheat, Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes.
• Better utilization of food for healthy and productive life in agriculture sector.
• Fortification and physicochemical evaluation of canola and suflower oil wih sea buckthorn oil.
• Dietary approaches for combating iron and vitamin A deficiencies.
• Effect of irradiation, Cooking and Packaging on quality and Stability of carotenoids rich foods

• Nutritional evaluation of Milk Thistle seeds.
• Iron fortification of roller milled wheat flour in Pakistan.
• Nutritional and physiological evaluation of Red Palm Oil (Carotino).
• Fortification of Vanaspati Ghee in Pakistan with red palm oil as a natural source of Vitamin A.
• Development of process to remove  persimmon astringency.
• Utilization of dried citrus peel (an agro-waste) in poultry ration.
• NIFA Mushrooms Project.
• Radiation decontamination of commercial poultry feed.

On the basis of R & D conducted, NIFA, launching of Iron Fortification at national level is in progress, which is a credit to NIFA/PAEC. Details....

A process on the principle of modified atmosphere was developed to remove the undesirable astringency from persimmon fruit which hampers its export in Southeast Asian market where the consumers want ripe, hard and non-astringent fruit. This technique has the potential to increase the export of this nutritious fruit.

Addition of dried citrus peel in the diet as minor ingredient in the diet of poultry birds resulted in significant reduction in cholesterol level of eggs/blood. This achievement has a practical significance in view of increased cardiac problem in Pakistani population.

A project on decontamination of poultry feed using the gamma radiation was completed, substantiating the effectiveness of this physical process cost effectively which also excludes the use of harmful chemical antibiotics. The practical application of the process will lead to reduction of cost of poultry production on one hand and economic loss incurred due to mortality and morbidity in poultry flock on the other. Details.....