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Call for Proposal for Applied Research on Development of New Products and Process in Post-Harvest Fishery Sector

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Call for Proposal for Applied Research on Development of New Products and Process in Post-Harvest Fishery Sector

Announcement Description

The Food Technology, Research and Innovation Platform (The Platform or FTRIP), was established as a partnership gathering Cambodian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the food production sector – beginning with the post-harvest fishery production sector – and government organizations, in particular, food/fish regulators – such as, the Fisheries Administration (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), as well as, the Department of Innovation of Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI).

The Platform is established under the Project CAPFISH Capture, Post-Harvest Fisheries Development project, as part of the “Cambodia Programme for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Fisheries Sector” (ACA/2019/408-424) co-funded by the European Union.

The Platform aims to bolster capacities in applied research of HEIs in Cambodia, with the vision to promote innovation in the food production sector – as its development engine.

As part of its initial focus on the post-harvest fishery production sector, the Platform is opening a call for proposals in applied research to support the development of new products and processes in the post-harvest fishery sector.

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Call for Proposal for Applied Research on Development of New Products and Process in Post-Harvest Fishery Sector

  • Career Category: Call for Proposals
  • Location: Phnom Penh

Scope of the Call

This call aims at offering funding to proposals in applied research focusing on any one or more of the following areas:

  • The development of new products and processes in the post-harvest fishery sector,
  • The development of fish processing solutions with the aim to improve performance and efficiency (e.g., reduction of costs) of fish processing technologies, including the improvement of existing products and processes,
  • The development of relevant food safety or food technological solutions applicable to post-harvest fishery products and processes,
  • The development of market studies to define marketability, access strategies of products stemming from the post-harvest fishery sector
  • The development of gap assessment studies, including literature reviews and mapping the state of the art of the development of science, technology and their application in a given area of food / fish processing

Research proposals aim to contribute to attaining the direction charted by the Royal Government of Cambodia to promote reliance on technology and innovation as a means to support the addition of value to commodities produced in Cambodia and to bolster economic and human development.

Detailed call for proposal is available in the link

Applied research proposals can include research programming that encompass activities covering a period from 3 to 12 months.

Submission Requirements

Proposals should be submitted to the CAPFISH office either in hard copy sent to the following address Or electronically, with all the relevant documentation to the following email address. provided in the contact details Electronic submission preferred.

Project proposals should be submitted by 23:59 Cambodia time, September 20th, 2022.

 
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Contact Details

Office Address
  • Fisheries Administration, IFReDI Building, No. 186, Preah Norodom Blvd (41), Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization
 
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