Food security and safety

Climate Change and its Adverse Effects on the double burden of Malnutrition and Infectious Diseases among women of reproductive age in Tanzania

Research project All commitments are on the condition of the Danish Parliament’s approval of adequate funds for development research in the upcoming 2023 Finance Bill. Final grant amount TBA. In this project, we seek to explore and identify high-risk mothers ...

Period: 2023-03-1 to 2028-02-29 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUC), Tanzania Joint Malaria Programme (JMP), Tanzania Project code: 23-10-KU

Climate-resilient aquatic food systems for healthy lives of young women and girls in Bangladesh (AQUAFOOD)

Research project All commitments are on the condition of the Danish Parliament’s approval of adequate funds for development research in the upcoming 2023 Finance Bill. Final grant amount TBA. Sustainable management of aquatic foods is essential, in order to s ...

Period: 2023-04-1 to 2027-09-30 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research (ICDDR), Bangladesh University of Stirling, United Kingdom University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Project code: 23-15-KU

Carbon cApture for microbial Protein synthesis in Burkina Faso (CAP-BFA)

Research project CAP-BFA project aims at contributing both to mitigate climate change and to enhance adaptive capacities of food (fodder) production in Burkina Faso. It will develop innovative technical solutions and build internationally and locally anchored researc ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2026-12-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Burkina Faso DAFANI SA, Burkina Faso Expertise-For-Sens-and-Empowerment' (EFSE), Burkina Faso SANLE EXPORT SECHAGE, Burkina Faso Regional Maritime University (RMU), Ghana University of Ghana (UG), Ghana INNITI ApS, Denmark Kvasir Technologies ApS, Denmark Project code: 21-08-DTU Total grant: 11,999,866 DKK

(AgroVal) Sustainable valorisation of agro-industrial residues through integration of food, bioproducts and bio-energy production

Research project In the equatorial East African region (EA) including Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, agriculture accounts for 80%, with coffee and sisal as the most important crops with 600 kiloton coffee and 100 kiloton sisal ropes produced annually. The related crop ...

Period: 2022-03-1 to 2026-05-31 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Pwani University, Kenya Project code: 21-07-DTU Total grant: 11,998,331 DKK

Better Barley by New Breeding Techniques

Research project Barley is an important food security crop in Ethiopia, and is a priority crop for the Ethiopian Government. There is an urgent need to lift breeding activities by incorporating new breeding techniques (NBT) to reach a planned yield goal of 3.9t/ha in ... First year report Several barley field-trials have been carried out in Ambo, Holetta and Kulumsa in Ethiopia to identify superior lines from around 1500 food barley landraces obtained from the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute. The material include ...

Period: 2021-04-1 to 2025-03-31 Countries: Ethiopia Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ethiopia Haramya University (HU), Ethiopia Project code: 20-04-AU Total grant: 11,986,554 DKK

Health and Antibiotics in Vietnamese Pig Production II

Research project Rising antimicrobial resistance is a major human health concern. In Vietnam, (over)use of antimicrobials in the country’s sizeable pork industry has been a key contributor to the problem. From 2017-2020, the research project Vida-PIG I provided va ...

Period: 2021-12-1 to 2024-07-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR), Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Vietnam Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Vietnam Laboratory for Swine Diseases (SEGES), Denmark Project code: 20-M10KU Total grant: 4,998,157 DKK

HEALTHYNSECT Insect farming for health and livelihood

Research project Insects are recognized as some of the most promising alternative food sources that can shape future sustainable food systems by providing high-quality animal protein and nutrients with lower environmental impacts than conventional livestock. Producti ... First year report The HEALTHYNSECT consortium was able to initiate the work in May 2020 despite the COVID19 outbreak affecting all countries and all partners involved. The project's start was postponed from April to May, 2020, and the project cons ...

Period: 2020-04-1 to 2024-05-31 Countries: Ghana Kenya Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), Kenya Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya Project code: 19-08-KU Total grant: 11,998,970 DKK

Increasing the Productivity of Ghanian Aquaculture

Research project Aquaculture continues to be an important sector in the Ghanaian economic development agenda. Increased aquaculture production is the government’s strategy to bridge the 500,000 tonne fish deficit currently met through imports (over US$ 200 million an ... Midterm report: A new trial is underway with 3 carbohydrate sources (rice, maize, and wheat brans) at 20% inclusion level to ascertain their effect on floatability. The source with the best floatability will be tried at different inclusions for op ...

Period: 2019-03-1 to 2023-12-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Partner institutions: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Project code: 18-16-GHA Total grant: 6,000,000 DKK

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