Trans-SEC - Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard Food Security using Technology and Knowledge Transfer
- Status
- current
- Project begin
- 01.05.2013
- Project end
- 31.12.2018
- Sponsor mark
- 031A249B
- Keywords
- Biomasse, Nachernteschutz, Ökobilanz, Trocknung
Trans-SEC is supported by the funding initiative “Securing the Global Food Supply – GlobE” and embedded in the framework program “National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030”. The project period is planned for five years with a total budget of 7,5 Mio Euro. Seven German research institutes, two CGIAR research centers from Kenya and USA as well as five Tanzanian institutes are involved in Trans-SEC. Approximately 70 scientists and non-governmental professionals will contribute to innovate strategies to safeguard food security through the use of technology and knowledge transfer.
The Institute of Agricultural Engineering is mainly involved in task 6.1: Post-harvest Processing, Biomass and Waste Product Utilization. The first responsibility of 440e lies on the creation of baseline reports on post-harvest processes and bioenergy production. Further, we will develop enhancements on currently applied post-harvest processes; we will test and compare them to the baseline scenario. Additionally, life cycle assessment, especially for the bioenergy options will be performed. The impact assessment will feed into other tasks and help develop future proofing strategies and risk analysis.
Cultures, we are currently focusing on are maize, rice, sunflower pearl millet and pigeon pea.
Involved persons
- M.Sc. Simon Munder
- M.Sc. Nadja Reinhardt
- M.Sc. Angela Schaffert
- Dr. sc. agr. Jörn Germer
- Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch
- PD Dr. Ludger Herrmann
- Prof. Dr. Joachim Müller
- Dr. rer. nat. Christine Lambert
- Dr. sc. agr. Sebastian Romuli
Involved institutions
- Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics
- Management of Crop Water Stress in the Tropics and Subtropics
- Hohenheim Tropen
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering
- Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation
- Institute of Nutritional Science
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)
Further Information
Sponsors
- BMBF
Publications in the course of the project
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Class-based physical properties of air-classified sunflower seeds and kernels
2017: Munder, S; Argyropoulos, D; Müller, J
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Run-off, Soil Moisture, and Weed Management Strategies to Increase Water Productivity in Rain-fed Crops in Tanzania
2017: Schappert, A., Schaffert, A., Germer, J., Asch, F.
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Effects of Water Management on the Performance of NERICA 4 in Semi-Arid Areas, Tanzania
2016: Schappert, A., Schaffert, A., Germer, J., Asch, F.
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Experimental and Computational Analysis of Photovoltaic Powered Cold-pressing of Sunflower Seeds
2015: Romuli, S; Torres, V; Munder, S; Müller, J
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Assessment of carbonization of wood chips using a multipurpose top-lit updraft reactor in rural areas
2015: Romuli, S; Munder, S; Wüst, D; Müller, J
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Frame work forparticipatory food security research in rural food value chains
2014: Graef, F; Sieber, S; Mutabazi, K; Asch, F; Biesalski, HK; Bitegeko, J; Bokelmann, W; Bruentrup, M; Dietrich, O; Elly, N; Fasse, A; et.al