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- The Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI) has decided to prepare nearly 1 lakh meals for distribution in the cyclone ravaged areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.In the past,CFTRI has sent food and relief material to Kerala during the floods.
- CFTRI was established in 1959.It is a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).It is headquartered in Mysore, Karnataka.It also has its resource centers in Hyderabad,Lucknow and Mumbai.
- 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 modernize.
- Some of the research focus areas of the institute are Food engineering, food biotechnology, microbiology, grain science, sensory science, Biochemistry, Molecular Nutrition and food safety



