Agroserv
The AgroServ project provides researchers with access to specialized facilities and funding, helping teams work across different scientific disciplines.
Akiki’s innovative approach and potential impact on agriculture worldwide.
By connecting research infrastructures and supporting innovative projects, the initiative enables scientists to explore complex challenges from multiple perspectives.
Alberto Akiki,a young researcher from Italy, is among the first users who have obtained free access to services in the projectʼs Transnational/Virtual access programme. Access to research services provided by facilities within AnaEE- ERIC and METROFOOD-RI is allowing Akiki to further develop his project, on the way to achieving promising results. Ancient Grains, Modern Solutions: Emmer Wheatʼs Role in Sustainability In Central Italy, ancient wheats have been considered as alternative crops for their capacity to adapt to adversities induced by climate change.
Alberto Akikiʼs PhD project conducted at IUSS Pavia and the University of Teramo is focusingon valorising emmer wheat supply chain and
validating its sustainability. The university team, under the supervision of Prof. Giampiero Sacchetti, is collaborating with local food businesses and AgroServ, aiming to exploring how emmer food can inspire sustainable development from societal, economical, nutritional, and functional aspects.
Alberto Akikiʼs PhD project conducted at IUSS Pavia and the University of Teramo is focusingon valorising emmer wheat supply chain and
validating its sustainability. The university team, under the supervision of Prof. Giampiero Sacchetti, is collaborating with local food businesses and AgroServ, aiming to exploring how emmer food can inspire sustainable development from societal, economical, nutritional, and functional aspects.
AgroServ has become an important step-stone for the project, offering free access to further research units, and enhancing the projectʼs accountability.
The support has significantly streamlined the research process by addressing novel methodologies useful for a transdisciplinary approach and ensuring a solid foundation for implementation. The collaboration could valorise emmer, benefiting both environment and communities. Following project approval, access managers were contacted, and virtual meetings facilitated
the implementation of pre-agreed analyses.
Thanks to AgroServ, in-depth nutritional and functional characterization of emmer accessions will be carried out at AnaEE-ERIC (CIHEAM Bari), with the possibility to complete the research through surveys at CETRAD (Socioeconomics), and prototyping at METROFOOD (pilot). By engaging diverse expertise, the aim is to assess emmer foods sustainability and functionality.
The final vision is to promote the cultivation of alternative crops based on rigorous scientific approach; indeed, this platform is potentially
contributing to enhancing research in food science and adding value in demonstrating the importance of local ecotypes of emmer wheat.
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Contact person: Alberto Akiki, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Italy.
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