NIFTEM to cater to needs of booming food processing sector
Updated: Aug 20, 2014 11:24:39am
To assist in the task, the institute want to appoint consultants, according to a press notification.
NIFTEM has been set up at Kundli, Haryana as an apex world class institute of global standards in food technology and management.
The consultancy division of NIFTEM acts as a centralised nodal body to work in synergy with the industry and similar institutions within India and abroad. It resolves problems by acquiring a 360 degree approach to the entire food processing sector.
NIFTEM is the brainchild of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). MoFPI in its Vision document-2015, envisaged creation of a world-class institution to cater to the various stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, industry, exporters, policy makers, government and existing institutions.
It works actively in assisting in setting food standards, businesses incubation and information sharing. It would also be an apex institution in the field of food technology and management, networking and coordinating with other institutions in the same field. (KNN/ES)