GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Food Sector Anatolian Technology Platform Project (INNOFOOD)

Priority area
 

Enterprises Operating in the Food and Beverage Sector

Beneficiary

TUBITAK MAM

Co-Beneficiary
 

Giresun Commodity Exchange, Şanlıurfa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gaziantep Commodity Exchange

Duration

44 months

28/06/2019 - …

EU contribution (Euro)

20.000.000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

Upporting SMEs serving in the food and beverage industry to improve product quality and safety, developing R&D based product / production technology, and to increasing their competitiveness in international and national markets.

Location

Kocaeli (Gebze), Giresun, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa

Achievements / expected outputs

- Creating a communication network and clustering platform for all actors in the food and beverage industry

- Establishment the Food Innovation Center consisting of an advanced food safety laboratory and pilot facility and regional laboratories and systems

- Establishment of an innovative pilot scale hazelnut drying facility and food test / analysis laboratory using renewable energy sources in Giresun within the scope of regional laboratories and systems

- Improving pistachio processing conditions by establishing a fully equipped, pilot scale processing line for Pistachio in Gaziantep.

- Establishing a food laboratory in Şanlıurfa where microbiological and chemical analyzes are carried out.

- Establishing and developing infrastructures that will increase research and innovation capacity in the food sector, developing and commercializing innovative products