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[PROJECT] FONIO - Upgrading quality and competitiveness of fonio for improved livelihoods in West Africa
ID: 15403
Start date: 2006-01-01, End date: 2008-12-31
This project aims at increasing the value of fonio. We will provide stakeholders and local decision makers with information on the potentialities of this tiny grain. We will also work out, with them, suitable and sustainable solutions to increase the sup ply of high quality pr...
Programme: FP6-INCO
Record Number: 78457
Last updated on: 2010-01-11
[PROJECT] TRYLEIDIAG - Simplified rapid molecular diagnosis and characterisation of Leishmaniasis and Human African Trypanosomiasis
ID: 15379
Start date: 2005-11-01, End date: 2009-10-31
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense or T.b. rhodesiense, affects currently 500.000 people in sub-Saharan Africa. Visceral, cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniases (LEI) are caused by several Leishmania spec ies. Leishmaniases th...
Programme: FP6-INCO
Record Number: 78787
Last updated on: 2010-10-08
[PROJECT] ICTTD - Integrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases
ID: 510561
Start date: 2004-09-01, End date: 2010-08-31
Tick-borne diseases (TBD) are responsible for major depressions in livestock production and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. The aim of this Coordination Action (CA) is to support a research program on tick-borne diseases jointly executed by a consortiu...
Programme: FP6-INCO
Record Number: 75670
Last updated on: 2010-08-31
[PROJECT] SATIN - Satiety Innovation
ID: 289800
Start date: 2012-01-01, End date: 2016-12-31
The SATIN project has been devised to develop food products produced by novel food processing that control satiety through modification of food structure. To achieve this the SATIN project will: 1. Integrate advanced technologies to screen novel food structures through in vit...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 101671
Last updated on: 2016-01-08
[PROJECT] FOODSECURE - Exploring the Future of Global Food and Nutrition Security
ID: 290693
Start date: 2012-03-01, End date: 2017-02-28
One of the biggest challenges facing global society today is the widespread and growing presence of hunger and food insecurity. Given that the lead time for some social and technological solutions is long, a long-term framework on global food and nutrition security (FNS) is r...
Programme: FP7-SSH
Record Number: 102690
Last updated on: 2017-04-03
[PROJECT] FIBEBIOTICS - Dietary Fibers supporting Gut and Immune Function
- From polysaccharide compound to health claim
ID: 289517
Start date: 2012-01-01, End date: 2016-06-30
The project goal is to support the development of functional food ingredients and products that are beneficial for the human gut & immune system and therefore of crucial importance for quality of life. The project will study the effects of specific non-digestible polysacchari...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 101664
Last updated on: 2016-12-12
[PROJECT] EUBERRY - The sustainable improvement of European berry production, quality and nutritional value in a changing environment: Strawberries, Currants, Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries
ID: 265942
Start date: 2011-05-01, End date: 2014-10-31
The main objective of the EUBerry project is to provide the necessary knowledge and tools to facilitate development of high quality, consumer-desirable fresh berry fruits of high nutritional quality optimal for human health at a competitive cost. The further objective is the ...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 99346
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
[PROJECT] PROMETHEUS - PROcess contaminants: Mitigation and Elimination Techniques for High food quality and their Evaluation Using Sensors & Simulation
ID: 265558
Start date: 2011-05-01, End date: 2014-04-30
The PROMETHEUS project will help the European food industry reduce consumer exposure to food processing contaminants without affecting food quality or microbiological safety. PROMETHEUS builds on the previous EU projects HEATOX and ICARE. Its aims are (1) to understand the dy...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 98972
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
Executive Summary:The PROMETHEUS project investigated during three years how major food processing contaminants form and how this can be monitored and mitigated. The project findings will serve as an invaluable resource for food and drink manufacturers who wish to identify the...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 159384
Last updated on: 2015-04-02
Most developed countries are confronted with a rising rate of obesity mainly due to bad eating habits, in particular, of not-well-balanced diet containing fat and low-size sugars. In many European countries, an excessive consumption of salt (almost 10 g a...
Programme: FP7-KBBE
Record Number: 183606
Last updated on: 2016-06-06
List retrieved on: 2017-07-30
