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    <author>ENA</author>
    <category>Sectors</category>
    <date>2018-10-09 09:35:24</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Delhi,  Oct 9 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists India (AFST-I) is going to organize 8th International Food Convention #IFCON in Mysuru fron December 12 to 15 with the theme  Holistic Approaches, for Start-Ups, Human Resource Training for Agriculture and Food Industry Gemmation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The convention will be hosted in the city in conjunction with CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) and DRDO-Defence Food Research Laboratory (DRDO-DFRL), Mysuru.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;Acronym to HASHTAG the word defined to connect the young minds, entrepreneurs and leaders in food fraternity. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The convention specifically aims towards Start-Ups and the Human Resource Training in Food Science &amp;amp; Technology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;#IFCON curtain raiser function was held at IFTTC Auditorium of CFTRI in city recently. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The event will be attended by all the stakeholders in Food Science &amp;amp; Technology, the academia, industry, researchers and entrepreneurs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;This year the event is supported by MoFPI and FSSAI, the top food regulatory body in the country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The Food Expo will be one of the highlights of the event with about 80 industries exhibiting their products and services. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;Special pavilions will be displayed from CSIR-CFTRI, DRD-DFRL and FSSAI.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The mobile food testing van of FSSAI will be displayed during the event. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#111111&quot;&gt;The expo will be open for general public on registration and by invitation, according to a press release from Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Chairperson of Publicity Committee and Dr. Aashitosh A. Inamdar, Organising Secretary, #IFCON2018.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <id>21022</id>
    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/8th-international-food-convention-for-startups-in-mysuru</link>
    <pubDate>2018-10-09 09:35:24</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>8th International food convention for startups in Mysuru</title>
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