Consórcio: CIIMAR/PT (Coordenador), KMFRI/KE, TAFIRI/TZ, MAKERERE/UG, CSIR-FRI/GH, UNAM/NA, CLAR/EG, UDSM/TZ, JKAUT/KE, BMAEU/TR, DENIZLI/TR, ICIPE/KE, B2E/PT, SPARKY/UG, FSPN-Africa/KE; INNOTECH/DE, ISE/DE, FMV/PT, PECHE/KE, NKSB/UK

INNOECOFOOD aims to establish innovative production/business ECOHUBS and improve local aquaculture farms using AI and IoT in six African countries. To support EU-AU markets and trade, INNOECOFOOD will train rural farmers, youth, and women to innovatively produce and process nutritious aquaculture catfish and tilapia, blue-green cyanobacteria spirulina, and insect value chains that will be processed into certified marketable human food products and feed. This farm to fork approach, reaching TRL7, will be achieved by using climate smart sustainable local resources, innovative chilling and drying processes using renewable energy, reduced water consumption and circular systems within the ECOHUB by an experienced multi-actor consortium comprising 20 partners in Europe and Africa and rural communities.

LANUCE will be involved in Work Package 3, which focuses on the development and validation of sustainable feed formulations for Nile tilapia, using locally available products and innovative alternative ingredients, such as Spirulina and insect meal from black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), as part of a strategy to promote more eco-friendly and efficient aquaculture practices.