In order to decouple European agriculture’s dependence on protein imports, a series of projects have been launched by the Prima research consortium. The ILU is involved in the CIPROMED project. Background to CIPROMED: The EU and the Mediterranean countries in particular are looking for sustainable and locally available alternative sources of protein. The idea of the project is to integrate insect farming and microalgae cultivation into the Mediterranean value chains.
A webinar is now being held on the project and the two other Prima projects ProxIMed and FunTomP > On 20 February at 1 pm
Topics of the online event:
- Legumes: not an overlooked protein source anymore; The pulse of innovation: Exploring Legumes for Plant-Based Nutrition – by Prof Özlem Özmutlu Karslioglu (Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Head of the Institute of Food Technology)
- Fermentation: An “all-in-one” protein source; Cultivating the future: Harnessing Fermentation for Sustainable Protein Production – by Prof Mecit Halil Öztop (Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering)
- Algae: “one for all and all for one”, as a protein source – by Prof. Daniel Pleissner (Chairman of the Board and Head of Science at ILU e.V. Adjunct Professor for Sustainable Chemistry at Leuphana University Lüneburg)
- Starting an insect company: challenges and shortcomings – by Yarali Paisios, Ayse (Head of Research & Development · MAGMA Agricultural Inputs S.A.)
- Insights from the industrial scale of insect rearing – by Yulia Ryabceva (Supervisor Multiplication center, Nasekomo)
- Frass and furious: A new era in fertilizers – by Prof. Christos G. Athanassiou (Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece)
Click here to take part: Closing the Loop: Sustainable proteins in the Mediterranean with CIPROMED
Click here for the programme: webinar_CIPROMED_ProxIMed FunTomP
