Objective Nine tropical fruits have been selected for attending both requirements of having a high nutritional and functional potential and being of high regional economic importance for rural population living in marginal areas of Latin America. They are the nativ e blackberries, naranjilla and tree-tomato in the high hillsides regions (from the Andes to Mexico), the red-pitahaya, berrycactus and cashew in the dry region (Central America, north Mexico and Brazil) and finally palm fruits (acai and peach palm) and Cam u-camu in the tropical humid regions (Amazonian basin and coastal humid region). Besides, relevant nutritional characteristics, these fruits are under-utilized and are marketed often only at regional level. Besides higher growth potential, a major commerc ialization scale is limited mainly because their real nutritional potential is often scientifically unknown, the production chain is informal and not organized, arising quality and safety problems and more over appropriate processing technologies has not b een investigated limiting the development of local agro-industries and access to international market. Therefore, the project aims at completely characterize the fruits using the very last analytical methods with emphasis on the characterisation of nutriti onal compounds and their functional potential specifically the antioxidant capacity and its bio-accessibility. Parallel, a study on the agri-food chainwill be carried out to improve quality, safety and innovation management in order to take the best advan tage of fruit potential. Innovative and appropriate technologies for processing, stabilising and adding value to the fruits will be developed taking into account the preservation of the fragile nutritional potential and the trade interest of niche markets for biodiversity rich products. This specific market will be studied aiming to define a specific strategy for bio-diverse products to access a globalised market, specifically the European one. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation managementagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation INCO-2003-A1.2 - Healthcare systems and management Call for proposal FP6-2003-INCO-DEV-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN AGRONOMIE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT EU contribution No data Address 42, rue Scheffer PARIS France See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITEIT GENT Belgium EU contribution No data Address Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25 GENT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS/UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA Costa Rica EU contribution No data Address Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio SAN PEDRO DE MONTES DE OCA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES, AGRICOLAS Y PECUARIAS Mexico EU contribution No data Address Serapio Rendon N°83, Col. San Rafael - Delegacion Cuahutemoc MEXICO DF See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address University Road, Highfield SOUTHAMPTON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CORPORATION Brazil EU contribution No data Address Parque Estação Biológica Avenida - Ed. Sede BRASILIA DF See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL Ecuador EU contribution No data Address Pasaje Andalucia N22-435 y Alfredo Mena Caamano QUITO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS UNIVERSITÄT BONN Germany EU contribution No data Address Regina-Pacis-Weg 3 BONN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
