CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru organised a one-day national webinar on “Fumigation and alternative methods for safe storage and trade of foodgrains: Current and future prospects” here recently.
UPL Ltd., Mumbai, an agrochemical production and marketing limited multi-national firm having the expertise in the area of fumigation, sponsored and was involved in organising the webinar. CSIR-CFTRI had signed MoU for sharing technical knowhow with UPL earlier this year.
Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru inaugurated the webinar which is coordinated by Food Protectants and Infestation Control (FPIC) Department. She spoke about the importance of grain storage as well as loss of nutritive value of the grain due to insect pest infestations.
