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Sustainable technologies and methodologies to improve quality and extend product shelf life in the Mediterranean agro-food supply chain

Short Title 
FRUALGAE
Coordination 
Emmanouil Flemetakis, Agricultural University of Athens
Coordinator 
Budget CCMAR 
100000.00k€
Funding 
Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
Partners 
Agricultural University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens
Lebanese American University
Alexandria University
University of Bonn
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Protypes Ydroponikes Kalliergies
Date 
06/2020 to 10/2023

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Main info

FRUALGAE

FRUALGAE aims to implement sustainable technologies and methodologies to reduce food loss and waste and to improve water management in the Mediterranean agro-food supply chain.

The specific objectives of the project are summarized below:

  1. Identification of specific microalgae (scalable) with target functionalities and biomolecules (antimicrobials, and antioxidants activity).
  2. Application of the selected microalgae for greenhouse hydroponic water treatment and utilization.
  3. Holistic valorisation of side-streams obtained during hydroponic water treatment.
  4. Development and testing of economic and eco-friendly nonthermal food processing methods for quality improvement and shelf life extension-Synergistic application with produced biocomponents.
  5. Design and testing of economic and eco-friendly active food packaging technologies for quality improvement and shelf life extension-Synergistic application with the produced biocomponents.
  6. Assessment of the sustainability of the new packaging solution for different supply chains
  7. Effective communication/dissemination to all stakeholders of the projects’ aims, objectives and outputs.
Members

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Current
Name Position
Deborah Power Senior Researcher
Adelino Canário Senior Researcher
Joao Carlos dos Reis Cardoso Investigador
Liliana Anjos Postdoc
Patricia Pinto Investigador
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Deborah Power
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Senior Researcher
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Adelino Canário
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Senior Researcher
Joao Carlos dos Reis Cardoso's picture
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Joao Carlos dos Reis Cardoso
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Investigador
Liliana Anjos's picture
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Liliana Anjos
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Postdoc
Patricia Pinto's picture
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Patricia Pinto
Position:
Investigador
Activities
Activities 
Type of Event 
Other Events
AIMs / AUDIENCE: Application and capabilities of next-generation smart labels for quality and cold chain monitoring of fresh seafood. This webinar aims to inform the industries and academics of the...
June 7, 2022 to June 9, 2022
at 
Online | Zoom platform
News
Reduce food loss and waste and improve water management in the Mediterranean agro-food supply chain are the main objectives of FRUALGAE, a new CCMAR project.
The scenario for the 2021 edition was Marshopping Algarve, where the Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) and six other research centres were present throughout the day and into the night. It is one of the largest events for the...