Preserving African Food Microorganisms for Green Growth

Research project The aim of the project is to turn the food sector in West Africa into a driver of sustainable growth, improve food security, create new business opportunities, ensure job generation, alleviate poverty and create stronger linkages between relevant sta ... Project completion report: The establishment of bio-banks in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin opened up new opportunities for research on fermented foods ensuring the West African microbial heritage. The bio-banks provide strains for research work ...
Period: 2014-01-1 to 2018-12-31 Countries: Benin Burkina Faso Ghana Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Denmark Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IRSAT), Burkina Faso Chr. Hansen A/S, Denmark Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin University of Development Studies (UDS), Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana Project code: 13-04KU Total grant: 9,997,980 DKK
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