Central Food Technological Research Institute

The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is an Indian food research institute and laboratory headquartered in Mysore, India. It is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.[1]

Central Food Technological Research Institute
Main facade of Cheluvambavilas Palace at Mysore, India, the headquarters of CFTRI
Established21 October 1950 (1950-10-21)
Research typeA constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
DirectorDr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh
LocationMysore, Karnataka
Campus200 acres (0.81 km2)
Operating agency
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Websitecftri.res.in

India is the world's second largest food grain, fruit and vegetable producer,[2] and the institute is engaged in research in the production and handling of grains, pulses, oilseed, along with spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry.

Establishment

CFTRI was established on 21 October 1950, soon after the Dominion of India was constituted into a republic, under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, a research and development organisation co-founded by Sir A. R. Mudaliyar.

Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar donated Cheluvambavilas Palace and its vast campus to house the institute, where it is headquartered. It also has its resource centres at Hyderabad, Lucknow, and Mumbai, rendering technical assistance to numerous entrepreneurs.

Institute

The institute has nearly two hundred scientists, technologists, and engineers, and over a hundred technicians, skilled workers, and support staff. There are sixteen research and development departments, including laboratories focussing on food engineering, food biotechnology, microbiology, grain sciences, sensory science, biochemistry, molecular nutrition, and food safety.[3]

The institute has developed over 300 products, processes, and equipment designs, and most of these technologies have been released to over 4000 licensees for commercial application. . The institute develops technologies to increase efficiency and reduce post-harvest losses, add convenience, increase export, find new sources of food products, integrate human resources in food industries, reduce costs, and modernise.[4] It holds several patents and has published findings in reputed journals.

  • A view of Cheluvambavilas Palace on a winter morning fog
    A view of Cheluvambavilas Palace on a winter morning fog
  • The main gate
    The main gate
  • The palace in 1951
    The palace in 1951
  • The gate facing Mysore Railway Station
    The gate facing Mysore Railway Station

Notes
  1. "CSIR Lab Directory". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Indian Agriculture". Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. "CFTRI - R & D Departments". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. "CFTRI does its bit for tenth plan draft". The Times of India. 31 January 2002.
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