▁products , ▁processes , ▁and ▁equipment ▁types . ▁It ▁holds ▁several ▁pat ents ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁find ings ▁in ▁re put ed ▁journ als . ▁India ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁second ▁largest ▁food ▁gra in , ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget able ▁producer , ▁and ▁the ▁inst itute ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁handling ▁of ▁gra ins , ▁p uls es , ▁oil se eds , ▁along ▁with ▁a ht y ▁sp ices , ▁f ruits , ▁veget ables , ▁meat , ▁fish , ▁and ▁p oul try . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁develop s ▁techn ologies ▁to ▁increase ▁efficiency ▁and ▁reduce ▁post - har vest ▁losses , ▁add ▁convenience , ▁increase ▁export , ▁find ▁new ▁sources ▁of ▁food ▁products , ▁integrate ▁human ▁resources ▁in ▁food ▁indust ries , ▁reduce ▁costs , ▁and ▁modern ize . ▁ ▁C SI R - C FT RI ▁has ▁developed ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁products , ▁processes ▁including ▁equipment ▁designs , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁to ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁license es ▁for ▁commercial ▁explo itation . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 5 0 3 0 6 1 1 / http :// www . cs ir . res . in / External / Head s / about cs ir / lab _ directory . htm ▁http :// www . know ind ia . net / ag ro . html