NIFTEM-Kundli hosts an India-Canada roundtable on pulse protein innovation with Saskatchewan's Advanced Education Minister
13 October 2026
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K), under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, held a roundtable on "Pulse Protein Innovation, Value Addition and Strategic Partnerships" on 13 October 2026.
Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of Advanced Education in the Government of Saskatchewan, Canada, attended along with a University of Saskatchewan delegation.
Pulse Canada, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and Alberta Pulse Growers took part, with Indian participants including ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, ICRISAT and IIT Delhi.
NIFTEM-K Director Dr Harinder Singh Oberoi said the Memorandum of Understanding between NIFTEM-K and the University of Saskatchewan should be turned into a clear, time-bound plan of action that benefits both countries.
In plain words
NIFTEM-K National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli — An Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics — A research body that works on crops grown in dry regions.