Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister, Sharad Pawar will inaugurate the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, NIFTEM, at Kundli in Haryana on Wednesday.

NIFTEM which is a world-class institution in food processing sector, will work as the theme centre for different sectors such as dairying, cereal-based products, animal protein, beverages, confectionery and fruit and vegetable based foods.

The institute will also work actively in setting food standards, businesses incubation and information sharing.

It would be an apex institution in the field of food technology and management and would coordinate its various activities with other institutions in this area.