CFTRI encourages entrepreneurs to tap COEMIC facilities for millet-based enterprises
The CFTRI is inviting entrepreneurs and farmers to utilize its COEMIC facility for millet processing and value addition. The center provides end-to-end technology for cleaning, milling, and packaging various types of millets.
Why it matters
Providing shared infrastructure for food processing helps small-scale farmers and startups scale their operations without high capital investment.
The CFTRI has invited farmers, startups, and food entrepreneurs to make use of the state-of-the-art millet processing and value addition facilities at its Centre of Excellence on Millets and Incubation Centre (COEMIC).
In line with the national mission to promote millets and strengthen millet-based entrepreneurship, the COEMIC at CFTRI is offering its facilities for utilisation by farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations, Self Help Groups, cooperatives, startups, MSMEs, food processors, entrepreneurs, and research organisations, said a statement here on Friday.
“The COEMIC provides end-to-end processing solutions under one roof — from the cleaning of raw grains to the production of high-value, consumer-ready millet products — enabling users to access modern food-processing technologies without investing in costly infrastructure,” the statement said.
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