Diapositiva 1

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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Institute of
Sciences of Food Productions (ISPA)
67 researchers 5 territorial sections
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MISSION

• Production of food with improved nutritional
  characteristics
• Development of novel processes and technologies
  for agri-food production
• Identification of critical points in agri-food
  productions aimed at prevention or elimination of
  toxic contaminants

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FIELDS WHERE A PROFITABLE AS-EU CO-OPERATION CAN
BE DEVELOPED

• Environmental friendly technologies for
  production of safier food (biological and
  integrated control)
• Detection and analysis of toxic food contaminants
  (mycotoxins)
• Novel technologies for production of high-quality
  horticulture products

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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Control of plant diseases, pests and weeds by
means of beneficial micro-organisms

• Reduce the environmental pollution due to the use
  of chemicals in agriculture (alternative to
  methyl bromyde fumigant that must be phased out
  according to Montreal Protocol, 1992)
• Reduce health risks associated with pesticide
  residues in food chain
• Reduce risk of development of resistance to
  pesticides in plant pathogens and pests
• Useful in organic farming
• Possible spin-off and interest of SMEs

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Commercial Trichoderma-based products registered
for use against plant diseases
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MYCOTOXINS
Toxic metabolites produced by moulds responsible
of food spoilage and contaminating agriculture
commodities, food- and feedstuffs (cereal grains,
oily seeds, nuts)
Hemorrages in muscle, fat (left) and mouth
(below) of farm and experiment animals
Dermatoxicity of T-2
T-2 toxicosis in a chicken. Ulcerative beak
lesions
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MYCOTOXINS NECESSARY JOINT EFFORTS

• Harmonisation of regulaments and tolerance levels
  of mycotoxins in agriculture commodities for
  inport-export
• Standardisation and validation of the methods of
  sampling and analysis

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NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY
HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS
The entry of many Asian countries into the WTO
has opened up new market opportunities for them,
but also exposed them to greater competition.
Moreover, on the world markets there is a demand
by consumers for products perceived to be of
higher quality than some those being grown and
sold in the region at present
Objectives

• To improve growing systems and cultural
  practices
• To improve post-harvest practices to minimise
  losses of valuable substances during transport
  and storage