Food, its preservation and processing was the focal theme of the visionaries who made pioneering efforts in establishing what is now known worldwide as the International Food Technology Training Centre (IFTTC) in the prestigious R & D institute, the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.   Metamorphosis of diploma course in Fruit and Vegetable Technology of the early forties to a two year Post Graduate Associateship in the fifties and finally to a comprehensive M.Sc (Food Tech.) course in the sixties is the saga of growth of post harvest technology in South and South East Asian Countries. The students of these courses became the pillars and the torchbearers of food processing industry around the world. High standard of training at IFTTC is reflected in the fact that many of its alumni are occupying the highest positions in R & D Institutions and Food Industries both in developed and developing countries.