BIOVEGEN participates in the F4LS Horticultural Sector Working Group meeting

On October 13th, BIOVEGEN participated in a new meeting of the Horticultural Sector Working Group organized by the Food For Life Spain Technology Platform (PTF4LS). Five projects and collaboration proposals were presented in support of sustainability and innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector. First, the technological center Ctic-Cita presented its project AGRITOM, aimed at validating a sustainable tomato crop through reduced irrigation water. Following that, Biorizon Biotech took the floor to present its European project ALGAENAUTS, which seeks the development of a new family of biopesticides from previously selected strains of microalgae. Meanwhile, the company Vottun explained how they apply blockchain technology to monitor and provide traceability to the agri-food sector; in this context, Chemometric Brain presented its specific software capable of digitizing quality control in supply chains. Finally, AGO Labs intervened on food safety in the horticultural sector.