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Rhizospheric cadmium (Cd) solubility-reducing bioprocess

Start Date: 2020
End Date: 01/06/2025

Description

Applied research and technology transfer project to reduce cadmium bioaccumulation in cocoa through a bioprocess based on a consortium of native soil fungi, validated in bioreactors and scaled up to family farms, with a field application protocol and knowledge management.

Iniciative Type

Technical cooperation

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Completed

Temporalidad

Medium-term

Number of Years

5 - Year -s

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$110,311.00
Counterpart Budget
$312,500.00
Total Budget
$422,811.00
Annual Average Budget
$140,937.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
FONTAGRO Regional funds

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
UTM: Technical University of Manabí Execution and operation
CSIC: Spanish National Research Council Execution and operation

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