Fields of application

Our fields of application

The trajectories of project development in partnerships for research, innovation and the application of new solutions for the RIBES-Nest Smart Health and Nutrition Ecosystems involve application areas of great importance for the quality of people’s lives and for the protection of ecosystems.

Sustainable agriculture

INNOVATIONS AND RESOURCES FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY PEST MANAGEMENT OF CROPS

This trajectory includes all the innovations and technologies for optimizing the phytosanitary and nutritional status of crops, while reducing their environmental impact. These include the strategies to reduce phytosanitary treatments and the use of less impactful active ingredients; the biotechnologies applied to obtaining high quality products, to the genetic improvement of the response to environmental stresses and to the defense against plant and animal parasites; the analysis and reproduction of specific ecosystems, functional to the cultures of the territory; the optimization of ecological and microbial relationships between plant, soil and environment; technologies able to detect the presence of pathogens and parasites to reduce the use of plant health and increase its effectiveness; the analysis and use of biodiversity in local agricultural production.

DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFICIENT PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY PEST MANAGEMENT OF CROPS

This trajectory includes all the interventions and the enabling and innovative technologies to support the efficiency and quality of organic agricultural production. This includes innovations aimed at the conservation of organic soil substance and the consequent microbial vitality, the enhancement of plant biodiversity for pest defense, and the recovery of high quality traditional and ancient agricultural specialties.

Regional reference trajectories RIS3 “Regional Strategy for Research and Innovation” document in the field of Intelligent Specialization RIS3.DGR n.1020 dated 17 June 2014. Approval of the results of the “Fine Tuning” path referred to in the DGR n.2276 dated 30 December 2016.

Health & Wellness

IMPROVING CONSUMER HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH FOODS THAT GENERATE USEFUL AND FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH

This trajectory aims to improve the health and well-being of consumers by eating healthier or more beneficial foods. This includes innovations and development in new functional ingredients or additive substances (e.g. biopeptides, omega 3 or others), innovations in the nutraceutical field, the use of raw materials combined to create products that are attentive to human nutrition (e.g. to counteract problems of intolerance, allergy or the cause of diseases); use of biomarkers for personalized medicine; development and introduction of innovative DNA-based methods. Consistent with this trajectory are also innovations that improve the quality of food, such as the development of fertilizers for the improvement of the nutritive properties of the product; the management of breeding through health monitoring systems and animal welfare; ripening control systems in the field to improve the organoleptic quality of agricultural production; detection systems of important analytes in agri-food, including the development of biosensoristics; solution for the improvement of food sensory analysis processes and techniques.

Innovation

DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS FOR FOOD TRANSFORMATION

This trajectory aims at introducing new and innovative techniques in the field of food processing, such as for example refrigeration, freezing, the transport of the food product or its transformation into a “ready-to-use” product.

INNOVATIVE AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

In this trajectory, interventions are planned for the development of innovative and more sustainable packaging for agri-food products. The trajectory includes non-invasive solutions for in-line and laboratory control of packaging integrity and for the detection of contaminants and foreign bodies in food products; the use of materials (even “active”) that do not release contaminants in food; innovative and the most efficient sensoric solutions to improve the shelf-life of food products and to identify any contamination; the development of innovative natural preservatives (eg biofilms, phyto-extracts, etc.); innovative solutions for monitoring the cold chain.

DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN FAVOR OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMS BETWEEN AGRO-FOOD, TOURISM AND ECOLOGY

This trajectory is dedicated to the innovative interventions of integration between the various agri-food, tourism and environmental protection activities, aimed at the socio-economic recognition of the territory. In this context, innovations that can enhance the prestige agricultural-forest production to give productive continuity and life to the areas concerned are included. In support of this trajectory, applications of innovative digital technologies can be implemented for the multifunctional appreciation of the territorial and cultural heritage that are also compatible with the international certification systems.

Traceability quality safety

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS

This theme includes innovations to develop complete systems of traceability along the entire supply chain, from raw material to the consumer, with a geographical indication of the production area and indications of the elements and health and nutritional data. This includes innovations aimed at developing integrated hardware-software systems for the labeling and traceability of agri-food products and for the control of production and harvesting activities in order to guarantee the authenticity of certified products; the application and research of genomic methods, based on DNA, for the identification, traceability and control of microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts and molds); the innovations for the traceability of the agri-food product and the identification of quality parameters through the use of innovative analytical technologies; the design of customized databases for each type of food, or food product, with the aim of scientifically defining the actual origin of the product from the area declared on the label. Also part of the traceability of product sales and the innovations in the connection between the customer and the supply system for tracking the product (introduction of ICT). Additionally, these are part of the traceability of product sales and the innovations in the connection between the customer and the supply system to track the product (introduction of ICT).

Reclamation and appreciation of the sub-products

RECLAMATION OF THE SUB-PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM THE PRODUCTION / PROCESSING ACTIVITIES OF AGRO-FOOD SECTORS

This trajectory includes all the innovative solutions useful for converting agri-food and forest waste into value-added products with lower environmental impact (e.g. new materials,bioplastics for intelligent packaging or deriving from bioethanol, green chemistry); recovery and transformation of waste from agro-food industry for the production of energy (e.g. biogas) or fertilizers/food/feed for the primary sector; solutions for monitoring/management of resources through the use of bigdata and ICT; development of solutions for the reuse and exploitation of waste from primary processing (e.g. oil mill waste or recovery of polyphenols from agri-food production).

Appreciation of excellence

PRODUCT RECOGNIZABILITY AND COMMUNICABILITY

This trajectory supports innovative interventions for the recognition and communicability of the product. For example, innovative techniques aimed at the User experience are included; the introduction of sustainability protocols in agri-food production, leading to the all-encompassing certification of the product, the company and the district oriented to the appreciation of the Veneto region as well as implementing co-marketing actions with the Veneto tourism sector.

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