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Eu opean Food In o ma ion Council (EUFIC)
Da ya Silchenko
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Aus ian Ins i u e o Technology (AIT)
Angela Sessi sch
P ojec coo dina o :
Con ac
MICROBIOMES4SOY will assess he po en ial
o soya-based aqua eeds o add ess
sus ainabili y and nu i ional challenges in
he aquacul u e indus y.
Sus ainable Aquacul u e:•
Soyabean is a high-quali y p o ein
showcasing an op imal amino acid p o ile,
ep esen ing sus ainabili y as bo h a
nu i ious and mo e eco- iendly al e na i e
o animal-de i ed p o eins.
Sus ainable P o ein•
MICROBIOMES4SOY will assess he
quali y, sa e y, and nu i ional bene i s o
mic obiome-imp o ed soya bean p oduc s
on he human gu mic obiome and de elop
e idence-based die a y ecommenda ions.
Heal h & Nu i ion:•
MICROBIOMES4SOY aims o apply
an imp o ed unde s anding o he
mic obiomes in soya bean p oduc ion o
de elop solu ions ailo ed o enhance c op
p oduc i i y and seed quali y.
Sus ainable Ag icul u e:•
Why Soya? Mic obiomes
Food Sys ems:
o Sus ainable
Pa ing he Pa hway
o T ansi ion
MICROBIOMES4SOY is a collabo a i e e o
in ol ing 17 pa ne s om 10 coun ies, including
op uni e si ies, esea ch cen e s, non-p o i
o ganiza ions, and he p i a e sec o . This
mul idisciplina y app oach le e ages expe ise
in soil, plan , human, and animal mic obiomes,
bioin o ma ics, modeling, c op p oduc ion,
aquacul u e, ood/ eed p oduc ion, and
scien i ic communica ion. The p ojec is unded
by he Eu opean Commission h ough he
Ho izon Eu ope p og am and coo dina ed by
he AIT Aus ian Ins i u e o Technology (AIT).
Ou Pa ne s
Equipping he ood sys em ac o s wi h
knowledge and skills on mic obiome
in e ac ions, bene i s, and indus ial
applica ions h ough a mul i-ac o
app oach.
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Collabo a ing wi h ood sys em
s akeholde s o es ablish egional
ansi ion pa hways owa ds plan -
based p o ein die s.
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C ea ing inno a i e soya-based
aqua eeds and e alua ing hei e ec s
on ish gu mic obiome and heal h.
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In es iga ing he impac o soya-
de i ed p o ein die s on he human gu
mic obiome and heal h.
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De eloping mic obiome-in o med
app oaches o imp o e yield s abili y,
en i onmen al sus ainabili y, and ood
sa e y/quali y.
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Unde s anding he dynamics and
po en ial o plan mic obiomes, ocusing
on he soya bean model.
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Key Objec i es
Despi e he soya bean’s p omise as a sus ainable
p o ein sou ce, obs acles such as clima e
change and he need o educed chemical
inpu s unde sco e he u gency o inno a i e
solu ions. While a mic obiome-based app oach
holds g ea p omise o ans o ming ood
sys ems, ully ealising his po en ial poses a
challenge due o a lack o obus unde s anding.
MICROBIOMES4SOY aims o add ess hese
challenges by cla i ying he mic obiome
pa hways ha suppo sus ainable ood
sys ems, wi h soya se ing as a model sys em o
explo ing mic obiome in e ac ions.
The Challenge:
The soyabean c op se es as a model sys em o
explo ing mic obiome in e ac ions in p oduc ion.
acili a ing heal hy soya-en iched die s.•
c ea ing mic obiome-based solu ions o mo e
sus ainable ood p oduc ion and
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de eloping mic obiome-based knowledge
and awa eness
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MICROBIOMES4SOY is a Eu opean unded
p ojec ha aims o os e he ansi ion o be e
plane a y heal h h ough:
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MICROBIOMES4SOY?
