GRATITUDE
Gains from Losses of Root and Tuber Crops
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Organization address
address: "Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich" contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.fp7-gratitude.eu |
| Totale costo | 3˙753˙138 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙850˙413 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2011-5 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP-SICA |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-01-01 - 2015-03-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Organization address
address: "Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich" contact info |
UK (LONDON) | coordinator | 763˙630.00 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA
Organization address
address: ALABATA ROAD contact info |
NG (ABEOKUTA) | participant | 386˙300.00 |
| 3 |
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Organization address
address: AGOSTINO NETO ROAD 15 contact info |
GH (ACCRA) | participant | 350˙850.00 |
| 4 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 263˙374.00 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Organization address
address: PHAHOLYOTHIN ROAD 111 contact info |
TH (BANGKOK) | participant | 233˙747.00 |
| 6 |
VIEN CONG NGHE SINH HOC VA THUC PHAM
Organization address
address: DAI CO VIET ST 1 contact info |
VN (HANOI) | participant | 219˙240.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA PORTUGUESA
Organization address
address: Rua Palma de Cima contact info |
PT (Lisboa) | participant | 218˙519.00 |
| 8 |
ACCORD ASSOCIATES LLP
Organization address
address: TEDDINGTON PARK ROAD 111 contact info |
UK (TEDDINGTON) | participant | 91˙800.00 |
| 9 |
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Organization address
address: FEDERAL SECRETARIAT TOWERS SHEHU SHAGARI WAY CENTRAL AREA contact info |
NG (ABUJA) | participant | 74˙800.00 |
| 10 |
SABMILLER PLC
Organization address
address: "SABMILLER HOUSE, CHURCH STREET WEST" contact info |
UK (WOKING) | participant | 62˙499.00 |
| 11 |
NORTHEASTERN STARCH (1987) CO LTD.
Organization address
address: "334 CHARUNSANITWONG 68, BANG PHLAT SUB DISTRICT" contact info |
TH (BANGKOK) | participant | 35˙034.00 |
| 12 |
CALTECH VENTURES LTD
Organization address
address: DR TAGOE STREET 4B contact info |
GH (ACCRA) | participant | 34˙860.00 |
| 13 |
ST. BAASA GHANA LIMITED
Organization address
address: TECHIMAN ROAD 60 contact info |
GH (CHIRAA SUNYANI) | participant | 34˙860.00 |
| 14 |
NOBEX TECHNICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Organization address
address: VIC MORAK STREET 15 NOBEX BUS STOP contact info |
NG (LAGOS) | participant | 32˙360.00 |
| 15 |
PEAK PRECISION PRODUCTS NIGERIA LIMITED
Organization address
address: KLM 16 17 LAGOS ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY LALA VILLAGE ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE contact info |
NG (IBARA) | participant | 24˙270.00 |
| 16 |
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT AGENCY LBG
Organization address
address: BECHEM KUMASI ROAD B75 contact info |
GH (BECHEM) | participant | 24˙270.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Cassava and yam are important food security crops for approximately 700 million people. Post-harvest losses are significant and come in the three forms: (a) physical; (b) economic through discounting or processing into low value products and (c) from bio-wastes. This project aims to reduce these losses to enhance the role that these crops play in food and income security.
Post-harvest physical losses are exceptionally high (ca. 30% in cassava and 60% in yam) and occur throughout the food chain. Losses in economic value are also high (e.g. cassava prices discounted by up to 85% within a couple of days of harvest). Wastes come in various forms e.g. peeling losses can be 15-20%. Waste often has no economic value which can make processing a marginal business proposition.
South-south learning is a feature of the project – with partners in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Cassava and yam are contrasting in terms of their use and these differences will contribute to developing a comprehensive approach to reducing losses. Technologies and systems will be developed, validated, demonstrated and disseminated that focus benefits on small-holder households whilst offering increased income earning opportunities through SME development and links to large scale industry. These contribute to the comprehensiveness of the approach, and provide diverse learning opportunities and allow examination of losses in a wider food security context.
There are 3 impact pathways: 1. reduction of physical losses – focussing on fresh yams storage 2. value added processing reducing physical and economic losses in yam and cassava. 3. improved utilisation of wastes (peels, liquid waste, spent brewery waste) producing products for human consumption including snack foods, mushrooms and animal feed.
Cross-cutting are issues of food safety, enterprise development and practical demonstration. It is aimed to validate technologies capable of reducing losses by an equivalent of at least 50%'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Cassava and yams provide food security in Africa and Asia because they are hardy and easy to grow. To further improve on the profitability of these crops, researchers are investigating ways to reduce post-harvest losses.
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