ICAR-CIFT Partners with Leading Manufacturers for Commercialization of Food Processing Equipment

9^th January 2024, Kochi

ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) here today with Kraftwork Solar Private Limited, Kochi; Agro Threestar Machineries Pvt Ltd., Alappuzha; Dellmarc, Thrissur; and Capt Steel Equipment & Furniture, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam.

Dr George Ninan, Director, ICAR-CIFT, signed and exchanged the agreements with representatives of the partnering companies. The collaboration is expected to improve the availability of advanced food processing equipment while ensuring affordability and quality, he added.

These companies specialize in producing dryers, fish vending kiosks, solar tunnel dryers, fish smoking kilns, solar dryers, and other innovative equipment. ICAR-CIFT developed a range of cost-effective and energy-efficient food processing technologies designed to advance the fisheries and allied sectors. To make these technologies more accessible to stakeholders at affordable prices and promote large-scale commercialization, the institute has empanelled these firms to manufacture the equipment.

(Source: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi)