CSIR-CFTRI in Mysuru Integrates AI Technologies for Food Safety and Post-Harvest Management
Scientists at CSIR-CFTRI in Mysuru are developing AI-driven technologies to address food safety challenges, including fungal contamination in stored grains and onion sorting. The institute has created an ozone-based technology for preventing fungal infestations and is developing AI algorithms for quality assessment and product grading. These innovations aim to reduce post-harvest losses and improve food security at scale.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in Mysuru is integrating artificial intelligence into food processing, safety, and post-harvest management to address longstanding sector challenges. A primary focus is tackling fungal contamination in stored food grains and commodities, which causes significant spoilage in silos and warehouses. CFTRI has developed an ozone-based technology currently capable of treating 50-100 kg batches, with scientists now scaling it for large-scale warehouse use. The institute is also deploying AI-enabled systems to identify and separate fungal-infected onions from healthy ones, and developing algorithms for automated grading and quality assessment of food products. According to CFTRI Director Giridhar Parvatam, data collection is complete and the institute is progressing on logistics aspects, with additional research underway in space foods and sports nutrition.
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CFTRI-Mysuru leverages AI for food safety, post-harvest management
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