Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology
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| Type | National Institute |
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| Director | Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan |
| Location | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |
| Website | www |
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (Formerly Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology) (IIFPT) is a pioneer Educational and R&D Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoPFI). The IIFPT is located on a 15-acre campus located at a distance of 2 km from Thanjavur New Bustand.
The Institute was organized in 1967 as R&D laboratory in the Modern Rice Mill Complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) at Thiruvarur and aimed at preserving high moisture paddy, since the harvest season in Thanjavur District coincided with the end of the monsoon season.
In 1972, the institute was upgraded and named the Paddy Processing Research Centre (PPRC). At the time of upgrading the mandates of the institute were also changed and the research focussed on identifying post harvest processing and preservation technology for paddy. PPRC then moved into its current location in Thanjavur
Considering the vital importance of strengthening R&D efforts in the post harvest processing of foods, MoPFI strengthened and upgraded the PPRC as a National Level Institute. In February 2008 the institute was upgraded as a National Institute and renamed as the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology.
IIFPT has a total of 11 departments catering to the needs of students and researchers.
Research in the Institute is facilitated by laboratories and facilities, these include :
As part of creating manpower for the food processing sector, IIFPT has been offering B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. programs in food process engineering from 2009–10 academic year with an intake of 60 B.Tech., 20 M.Tech. and 10 Ph.D. students each year. The academic programs are affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
IIFPT has collaborated and signed MOUs with many international institutions across India and the World to facilitate a collaborative programme of research, training, curriculum, institutional development, information dissemination, and exchange of faculty, students and staff. The Institute has signed MoUs with the following International and National Institutions so far.
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