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Rediscovery of regional ancient grain varieties for the sustainable production of organic food - ReBIOscover (ReBIOscover)
Project
Project code: 2819OE134
Contract period: 01.01.2021
- 31.12.2023
Budget: 140,524 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: crop production, biological diversity, genetic resources, barley, regional value addition, rye, marketing, wheat, organic farming
The consumption of cereals is one of the most important sources of nutrients for the population worldwide. The intake of dietary fibre from wheat or rye wholemeal products is associated with a decreased risk for diabetes type 2, cardiovascular diseases and colon cancer as well as with improved weight management. Many consumers say that they tolerate traditional artisanal baked goods (natural) better compared to common white bread. However, the components that are responsible for this feeling have not been identified so far. The central hypothesis of this debate is that industrially made cereal products contain more immunoreactive and fewer nutritionally positive components than organic cereal products that have been manufactured in traditional ways. The two main reasons may be that a) modern wheat cultivars have a different composition of nutrients compared to landraces that have not been bred and that b) the manufacturing procedures have changed from the grains to the final product. Against this background, the main aim of the project is to promote the use of landraces (wheat, rye and barley) grown under organic conditions, because they have positive agronomic characteristics and can be used to manufacture artisanal organic foods with improved technological, functional, sensory and nutritional properties. Therefore, these organic specialty foods address consumer demands for regional and healthy products. Custom-made communication strategies will announce the advantages of organic specialties made from landraces to different stakeholder groups and especially emphasize the practical findings as regards the impact of the production parameters on health properties, suitability and palatability of food.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Organic Farming
Framework programme
Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture (BÖLN)
