Objective The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to EU member economies. The European Union is the largest market player, contributing about 20 percent to the total fresh fruit and vegetable trade. Despite extensive production, pest infestation (i.e. all forms of insects) is a major problem in post-harvest processing, including in storage, packing and transportation of agricultural commodities. The quality of stored produce decreases rapidly due to pest infestation with cost implications for producers and dealers who cannot increase the time-to-market of their products. Pesticides in the form of fumigants are widely used during post-harvesting and are particularly suitable for killing pests, as on-field fumigation usually cannot guarantee absolute disinfestation. Pests can develop resistance to pesticides and often survive in the form of eggs or larvae. Furthermore, rain can easily attenuate the effects of fumigants. Despite the fact that fumigants help to control infestations, maintain the appealing appearance of produce longer and maximize storage time, increasing regulations on pesticide use and consumer selectivity of the foods they eat are creating a competitive threat to SME profit margins. Consortium SMEs have identified a clear need for the development of a system for the effective post-harvest disinfestation of fruits and vegetables. The proposed CLEANFRUIT system will consist of a reliable, non-invasive, rapid on-line disinfestation system using Radiofrequency (RF) technology that is economical and effective for treatment of a large range of produce. The commercial objective of CLEANFRUIT is to increase SME competitiveness by providing an effective alternative for pesticides which can increase storage to market time, allow consortium SMEs to more easily comply with EU legislation on pesticide use and meet consumer demands for healthier produce. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequencyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS HUNGARY KFT EU contribution € 52 110,00 Address TETENYI UT 93 1119 BUDAPEST Hungary See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Melinda Kuthy (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ITC SRL Romania EU contribution € 125 619,00 Address BD MARASTI 61 SECTOR 1 011464 BUCURESTI See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gheorghe Nedelcu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CHADWICK MUSHROOM FARM LTD Malta EU contribution € 133 102,00 Address TAS SALIB - LIMITI TAR RABAT RBT 4206 RABAT See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gauci Saviour (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRUM ROZVOJA ZAHRADNICTVA, SPOLSRO Slovakia EU contribution € 136 340,00 Address Hornonitrianska III 956-20 97101 Prieviddza See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ladislav Pecho (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TTI NORTE SL Spain EU contribution € 132 827,00 Address CALLE ALBERT EINSTEIN 14 39011 Santander See on map Region Noroeste Cantabria Cantabria Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Miguel Peña (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OSV SRL Italy EU contribution € 136 659,00 Address Via Roma Nord 135 46020 VILLA POMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roberta Gorni (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data HAVEVRA LEMICHKAR UPITUACH KIRUR PEROT K S LTD Israel EU contribution € 122 346,00 Address Southern Industrial Zone 10200 Kiryat Shmona See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ruth Ben-Arie (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data PURES DARZKOPIBAS IZMEGINAJUMU STAC IJA AKCIJU SABIEDRIBA Latvia EU contribution € 116 815,00 Address ABAVAS 2 PURE 3124 TUKUMS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Janis Lepsis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NTRAM GENERAL S.A. 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