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{{short description|Food technology research lab in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox research institute
|name = Central Food Technological Research Institute
|image = [[File:CFTRI Mysore, 2008.jpg|200px]]
|established = {{Start date and age|1950|10|21}}
|director = Dr. Giridhar Parvatam
|city = [[Mysuru]]
|state = [[Karnataka]]
|type = A constituent laboratory of [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]], India
|campus = {{convert|200|acre|km2}}
|operating_agency = [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]]
|website = {{URL|https://cftri.res.in/}}
|caption=Main facade of Cheluvambavilas Palace at Mysore, India, the headquarters of CFTRI}}

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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CSIR Lab Directory|url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/aboutcsir/lab_directory.htm|accessdate=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030611/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/aboutcsir/lab_directory.htm|archive-date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

India is the world's second largest food grain, fruit and vegetable producer,<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Agriculture |url=http://www.knowindia.net/agro.html |accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> and the institute is engaged in research in the production and handling of [[cereal|grains]], [[Pulse (legume)|pulses]], [[Vegetable fats and oils|oilseed]], along with [[spice]]s, [[fruit]]s, [[vegetable]]s, [[meat]], [[fish]], and [[poultry]].

== Establishment ==
CFTRI was established on 21 October 1950, soon after the [[Dominion of India]] was [[Republic Day (India)|constituted]] into a [[India|republic]], under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, a research and development organisation co-founded by [[Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar|Sir A. R. Mudaliyar]].{{fact|date=October 2022}}

[[Maharaja of Mysore|Maharaja]] [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar|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, India|Hyderabad]], [[Lucknow]], and [[Mumbai]], rendering technical assistance to numerous entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite news |title=President of India graces birth centenary celebrations of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar of Mysore; says best tribute we can pay him on his birth centenary is to emulate his values and his vision in our daily lives |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1587786 |access-date=4 September 2024 |agency=President's Secretariat, Government of India |publisher=Press Information Bureau |date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

== 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]], [[food microbiology|microbiology]], grain sciences, sensory science, [[biochemistry]], [[Molecular Nutrition & Food Research|molecular nutrition]], and [[food safety]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CFTRI - R & D Departments|url=http://www.cftri.com/rddept.html|accessdate=19 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109135437/http://www.cftri.com/rddept.html|archivedate=9 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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|date=March 2017}} The institute develops technologies to increase efficiency and reduce [[Post-harvest losses (vegetables)|post-harvest losses]], add convenience, increase export, find new sources of food products, integrate human resources in food industries, reduce costs, and modernise.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-31/bangalore/27123713_1_food-processing-food-safety-food-industry | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629134053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-31/bangalore/27123713_1_food-processing-food-safety-food-industry | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 June 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=CFTRI does its bit for tenth plan draft | date=31 January 2002}}</ref> It holds several patents and has published findings in reputed journals.<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Central Food Technological Research Institute front view.jpg|A view of Cheluvambavilas Palace on a winter morning fog
File:Central Food Technological Research Institute Gate 01 Mysore.jpg|The main gate
File:CFTRI, Mysore 1951.jpg|The palace in 1951
File:CFTRI Mysore.jpg|The gate facing [[Mysuru Junction railway station|Mysore Railway Station]]
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== Notes ==
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==External links==
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030611/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/aboutcsir/lab_directory.htm
*http://www.knowindia.net/agro.html
*http://businessworld.in/article/We-Are-Changing-And-So-Is-Our-Food/28-12-2016-110384/

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