PROLIFIC PROJECT

The waste generated along the entire food chain (‘from farm to fork') is huge. An estimated amount of 88 million tons in EU alone. Food waste constitutes a major loss of resources contributing to climate change, and causing considerable economic impact... Harvesting and processing inevitably generates agro-industrial residue such as non-compliant seeds and crops. Yet, this side stream is still rich in valuable compounds like proteins, fibers and bioactive compounds... In PROLIFIC we research cascading processes to extract those substances from peas, chickpeas, fungi and coffee, and bring them back as every-day life products: protein rich bread, cosmetic ingredients and functional packaging material.

Primary location: Muttenz Switzerland