Global Foodnet: Ancient Crops for Food Security

Research summary

Building capacity in value chain management, food product development, food and nutrition security and entrepreneurship. through training trainers and experts and exchange information on best practices in amaranth and quinoa utilization, product development and value-chain creation.

Description

Research info

Research title
Global Foodnet: Ancient Crops for Food Security

Research timeline
1.6.2014 - 1.12.2015

Keywords
agriculture Andean Crops Food Development food security Nutrition Value Chain Management

Region
Latin America

Countries
Finland, Kenya, Peru

Institution
University of Eastern Finland
Natural Science and Forestry
Kuopio, Finland

Head of research
Roseanna Avento

Research team
Dr. Daniel Sila, Dr. Ritva Repo-Carrasco, Fanny Ludeana, Dr. Katja Lindroos, Roseanna Avento

Partners
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina- Peru, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology- Kenya

Contact information
Roseanna Avento
+358403553828
roseanna.avento@uef.fi
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Record last updated
27.5.2015