Climate smart FOOD and NUTrition Research Infrastructure

Description of the granted funding

FOODNUTRI will contribute to achieving the global strategic aims included in EUs FOOD 2030 policy and reflected in the Finnish government's vision (Ruoka 2030): “In 2030, Finnish consumers eat tasty, healthy and safe Finnish food that has been produced sustainably and ethically. The consumers have the ability and the possibility to make conscious choices.” FOODNUTRI will combine research expertise and facilities from the key Finnish organizations to form an internationally recognized top-level RI. FOODNUTRI aims to upgrade domestic raw materials and side streams using innovative food processing and packaging technologies and to provide information on food characteristics, structure and safety, physiological responses to food, consumper acceptance, food consumption and nutrient intake, and on sustainability of food choices. The services are targeted for researchers, food business operators, authorities, health professional, farmers, and for other interested stakeholders.
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Starting year

2022

End year

2024

Granted funding

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124 843 €









Role in consortium of the Academy of Finland

Partner

Other consortium parties

Leader
University of Helsinki (345522)
355 395 €
Partner
University of Turku (345916)
508 884 €
Partner
University of Eastern Finland (345917)
352 022 €
Partner
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (345918)
484 012 €
Partner
Natural Resources Institute Finland (345919)
628 967 €
Partner
Finnish Food Safety Authority (345920)
252 371 €
Partner
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (345921)
143 417 €
Partner
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (345923)
664 634 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Research infrastructure

Decision maker

Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee
07.12.2021

Other information

Funding decision number

345922

Fields of science

Agronomy

Research fields

Elintarviketieteet

Themes

RRF Kansalliset tutkimusinfrastruktuurit (P3C3I6)

Identified topics

agriculture, farming