Enhancing High-tech and Circular agri-food industry competitiveness
Maral Mahdad addressed Flanders' FOOD, highlighting strategies for fostering innovation and technology uptake in the food sector.
In January Maral Mahdad presented a keynote to Flanders’ FOOD. She emphasized unlocking business opportunities through technology uptakes such as fermentation, extract enrichment, and microbiome analysis. Maral stressed varied valorization strategies, including collaboration, innovative repurposing, and forming alliances to be destructive for a well-functioning circular agrifood system. Addressing unresolved pricing issues and consumer demand remains a focus, with ongoing research efforts. Discussions with circularity experts also provided inspiration for future endeavors.
About Flanders' FOOD: Flanders' FOOD serves as an innovation platform for the Flemish food industry, fostering collaboration among industry players, research institutions, and governmental bodies. The platform's mission is to strengthen the competitiveness of the food sector through scientific and technological innovation.