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
Established	October 21, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-10-21)
Research type	A constituent laboratory of CSIR, India
Director	Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh
Location	Mysuru, Karnataka
Campus	200 acres (0.81 km2)
Operating agency	CSIR
Website	cftri.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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[5] It holds several patents and has published findings in reputed journals.

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