The department has handled some industry supported projects and international collaborative projects in the past. To name a few:
- 1. Funded Project supported by Adithya Birla Chemicals Ltd.
- Title of the Project: Determination of the efficiency of sulphite preservative in different food products
- Investigators: Dr. K.A. Athmaselvi, Dr. N. Manimehalai, Dr. V. Nithyalakshmi, Dr. S.Periyar selvam
- Year: 2013-2014.
- Funding Agency: Adithya Birla Chemicals Ltd.
- Funded Amount: ₹ 5, 05,000/-
- Indo-South Africa Bilateral Research project funded by DST India and NRF.
- Title of the Project: Developing environmental-friendly packaging materials with essential oils to control the postharvest diseases in mango.
- Investigators: Dr. S. Periyar Selvam, Dr. K.A. Athmaselvi.
- Year: 2014-2017.
- Funding Agency: DST, India & NRF, South Africa Bilateral Research Project
- Funded Amount: ₹ 30, 27,000/ (India) ZAR: 395, 500.00 (South Africa)
- Funded project supported by Eldroga Life Science Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
- Title of the Project: Process Development and Quality evaluation of Yeast Based Salt Subtitute
- Investigator: Dr. G. Nagamaniammai
- Year: April 2021- March 2022
- Funding Agency: Eldroga Life Science Pvt. Ltd
- Funded Amount: ₹ 84,746/-
4. Indo China Collaborative Research project: SCO Modern Agricultural Development Research Institute, China
- Title of the project: Training and talent development strategy of agricultural practitioners – China and India.
- Investigator: Dr. S. Periyar Selvam
- Year: January – December 2022.
- Funding agency: SCO Modern Agricultural Development Research Institute, China.
- Funded amount: CNY: 10, 0000
- DBT funded project
- Title of the project: Development of the rapid biodegradability test protocol for determining bio degradability of bio degrabale plastics.
- Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology, GoI.
- Investigator: Dr. R. Preetha
- Year: 2023 – 24
- Funded amount: ₹ 14,00,000/-
