Project Profile · IPA II · Competitiveness and Innovation
Anatolian Technology Platform for the Food Sector Project (INNOFOOD)
Priority Area
Enterprises operating in the food and beverage sector
Beneficiary
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM)
Other Beneficiaries
Giresun Commodity Exchange, Şanlıurfa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gaziantep Commodity Exchange
Duration
44 months · 28/06/2019
EU Contribution
€20,000,000
Location
Kocaeli (Gebze), Giresun, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa
Project Objective
IPA II
Supporting SMEs in the food and beverage sector to improve product quality and safety, develop R&D-based products and production technologies, and increase their competitiveness in international and national markets.
Results Achieved / Expected Outputs
Expected Outputs
- 01 A communication network and clustering platform for all actors in the food and beverage sector
- 02 Establishment of a Food Innovation Centre, consisting of an advanced food safety laboratory and pilot plant, together with regional laboratories and systems
- 03 Under the regional laboratories and systems, establishment in Giresun of an innovative pilot-scale hazelnut drying facility powered by renewable energy and a food testing/analysis laboratory
- 04 Improved pistachio processing conditions in Gaziantep through a scientifically and technologically fully equipped pilot-scale processing line
- 05 Establishment of a food laboratory for microbiological and chemical analyses in Şanlıurfa
- 06 Creation and development of infrastructure to increase research and innovation capacity in the food sector, and development and commercialisation of innovative products
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