Chr. Hansen A/S, Denmark

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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Haramaya Camel Dairy

Research project Camels are popular domestic animals in arid and semiarid regions of Africa and the Middle East. Camels are held mainly as dairy animals, but also for the meat and for transportation. The largest camel population is found in East Africa, around the Ho ... Project completion report: The project “Haramaya Camel Dairy” have removed obstacles for processing camel milk and developed a range of high quality camel milk dairy products. The procedures and processes have been described and made available f ...
Period: 2012-12-31 to 2018-02-28 Countries: Ethiopia Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Haramya University (HU), Ethiopia Chr. Hansen A/S, Denmark University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 12-017DTU Total grant: 9,027,324 DKK
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