detail description of Central food technological research institute

1. CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CFTRI)
Ms. Saheli C
Lecturer
IACN

2. INTRODUCTION
• Central food Technological Research Institute came into
existence on October 21, 1950 as a constituent institute of
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as its third
national laboratory.
• Located at Mysore, a cultural city of Southern India
• CFTRI prides itself as the premier organization of scientific and
industrial research in food science and technology in this part
of the world.
• CFTRI celebrated its golden jubilee last year.

3. • CFTRI today stands out among the largest and most diversified food
technology laboratories in the world.
• CFTRI has a wide pool of talent and knowledge with over 300
scientists, technologists and engineers and over 400 technicians,
skilled workers and support staff.
• Its multi disciplinary spread covers almost every field of scientific
investigation connected with food science and its relationship to
humans including the cutting edge area of food biotechnology.

4. THE FOCUS
The focus is on :-
• Development of low cost and cost effective adaptable
food technologies.
• Utilization of indigenous raw material.
• Bio friendly technology with emphasis on integrated
processing.
• High level pursuit of total technology,
• Underlining the need for food safety,
• Health and nutrition to the consumer.

5. THE ROLE
• CFTRI has always been on high pedestal in the area of human
resource development.
• cherished by both the international linkages as well as industry
support to carry out human resource development programme.
• The recognition of CFTRI given by a number of international
institutions such as the institute of Food technologists, USA;
National Science foundation, USA; National Institute of health,
USA; Indo British partnership initiative; Indo Swiss collaborative
programmes as well as a tie up with a number of leading
industries Nationally and Internationally.

6. • CFTRI is the prime leaders in the area of Food
Science and technology.

7. FACILITIES
CFTRI is equipped to address basic problems in
understanding food system components i.e
(chemical, nutritional, toxicological, bio-
molecular, biophysical, microbiological,
physiological and sensorial profiling and food
engineering ) to evolve commercially viable
processes and consumer friendly products.

8. OBJECTIVES
• Generate and apply knowledge of food science and food
technology for optimal conservation and utilisation of the
nation’s food resources.
• Integrate scientific and technological knowledge into
conventional and traditional systems and practices, and
local and regional realities.
• Add value and utility to agro resources through research
and development and contribute to sustained
development, food security and food safety.

9. • Aid and promote the development of food
industry through inter disciplinary, innovative
and state of the art solutions.
• Set national standards for food quality and
spread food quality consciousness all around.
• Sustain leadership in long term strategic
research and technology development.

10. • Integrate the food supply chain from the
cultivator to the consumer so that cultivators
get optimal returns from processing and
consumers get the food that they want, when
they want, where they want, in whatever form
they want and at affordable cost.

11. • Build and bost bonds with nodal agencies from the
global to the grassroots level, particularly in the area
of multi level human resources development.
• Develop new knowledge continuously to address
contemporary challenges and answer future
emergencies.