Plant2Food Pitch: Understanding drivers of pea & faba bean product quality, from seed, to farm, to food

Join this Plant2Food pitch if you want to hear more about the project idea, give you inputs or interested in being a partner.

Participate and hear pitches from companies and researchers who have challenges or ideas within plant-based development that would like to become research projects under Plant2Food. Find all the pitches via this link. 

PROGRAM

13.00-13.15: Pitch by Andries Temme, Researcher Biobased Economy, Wageningen University & Research

There is a growing desire among the European population to embrace a more plant-based protein diet. While this dietary transformation holds tremendous potential, it also presents significant challenges. Balancing the need for increased yields with the maintenance of superior nutritional attributes poses a complex puzzle that requires innovative solutions and a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationships affecting desired crop characteristics.

For the key European leguminous crops pea and fababean, understanding the effects of crop genetics, environment and field management on both yield and quality becomes essential for producers and downstream food applications.

13.15-13.30: questions, inputs ect.

NB: The pitch session will be recorded and made available online at Plant2Food on WorldLabs.

Do you want to pitch your idea or challenge?

All pitch sessions are 30 minutes with a 15 minute pitch from a company or researcher followed by 15 minutes for questions and input from the audience.

• Sign up to pitch your idea here or contact Astrid Pryds Hansen at aph@foodbiocluster.dk

Plant2Food

Plant2Food fund pre-competitive open research collaborations between the food industry and academia within the three scopes: 1) Plant raw material, 2) Refinery & processing, 3) Food & health. Read more about Plant2Food here.

The next application deadlines for Plant2Food is 20th March 2024 and 2nd October 2024.

Plant2Food is financed by Novo Nordisk Foundation with 200 mio. DKK from 2023-2027.

Plant2Food is run at Aarhus University with the partners University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark, Wageningen University (Netherlands) and Food & Bio Cluster of Denmark.