title: Challenges and prospects of food science and technology education: Nepal's perspective.
abstract: Food science and technology education has been running since four decades in Nepal. There is a very slow improvement in the profession. The job opportunities have always been threatened by insiders and outsiders. Academic institutions, government agencies, and food industries themselves are responsible for the quality of food science professionals. Novel and practical methods of teaching should be followed. The government and private organizations should facilitate the recruitment of food technologists. Constant prodding needs to be done for the establishment of a Council with more authority that could monitor all bodies associated with food science professionals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, GoldenGate International College, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ghanendra
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gartaula
authors.affiliation: National College of Food Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Bhaskar Mani
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Adhikari
keywords: Challenges; Nepal; education; food science and technology; prospects