Biotechnology

FAO Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference

Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation
List of Accepted Biotechnology Abstract Posters: Electronic Display Schedule for 17 June 2025
 FAO ATRIUM

17 June l 08.30 - 11.00
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/Institution
Location and Country
1
Livestock
Phage Therapy for Salmonella Control and Gut Health in Ducks: A Sustainable Biotech for Healthier Poultry Production
Mingkwan Yingkajorn
Mingkwan Yingkajorn
Wattana Pelyuntha
Kitiya Vongkamjan
Prince of Songkla University
2
Livestock
Simplifying Aquaponics: Designing Low-tech, Scalable, and High-Impact Biotech for Rural Development
Kekeli Logoh
Kekeli Logoh
AquaRoots
Togo - Lome
3
Livestock
Predicting Optimal Semen Collection for Sarda Ram Conservation: AGeneralizable Machine Learning Approach for Local Breeds
Samia Khnissi
Samia Khnissi
Iheb Chaaban
Laura Mara
Marillia Gallus
Hela Chalouati
Maria Dattena
Sami Fattouch
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
Tunisia, Tunis
4
Livestock
Dairy Farming through Digital Biotechnologies: Modelling Income, Sustainability and Resilience through Behavioural Lenses
Sidharth S
B.S. Meena
ICAR-National Dairy Research institute
Karnal, India
5
Livestock
Development of Irradiated Vaccines and Livestock Immunology Techniques at the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Richard Kangethe
Richard Thiga Kangethe
Chaoying Sun
Bo Liu
Carla Bravo-de Rueda
Viskam Wijewardana
IAEA
Austria
6
Forestry
Application of new genomic techniques for the modification of lignocellulosic biomass composition and plant architecture in poplar
Andrea Carra
Paolo Calligar
Andrea Carra
Giusi Zaina
Davide Guerra
Gianni Tacconi
Chiara Biselli
Giuseppe Nervo
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)
Italy
7
Nutrition
Food Design Thinking to Overcome Barriers to the Conscious Adoption and Acceptance of Food Biotechnology
Stefania Ruggeri
Stefania Ruggeri
Susanna Lelli
CREA - Research Centre for Food and Nutrition
Rome, Italy
8
Nutrition
Detoxified Gluten Proteins for the Formulation of Foods for Special Medical Purposes
Selene Baschieri
Chiara Lico,
Daniela Giovannini
Roberta Vitali
Carla Marusic,
Marcello Donini
Selene Baschieri
ENEA
Rome, Italy
9
Nutrition
BioMaCO2: a Modular System, Integrating Microbial and Maggot Farming with a Close-loop Biotechnological System
Suhartini Lestari Putri
Naurah, Nadzifah
Eko Brasil, Anugroh
Cindekia Purba, Wisesa
Wageningen University and Research
Netherlands
10
Nutrition
Advancing Biofortified Food Consumption in Northern Nigeria: Research Agenda from Food and Nutrition Survey Outcome
Kola Matthew Anigo
Kola Matthew Anigo
Anthony OKO-ISU
Salisu Maiwada Abubakar
Olutayo Adeyemi
Nuhu Kilishi n
Michael Ojo
Sunday OKORONKWO
Isiaka IBRAHIM
Rabiu Aliyu UMAR
University of Abuja
Abuja, Federal capital Territory, Nigeria

 

17 June l 11.00 - 14.00
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1
Nutrition
African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC): Application of Genomics for Neglected and Underutilized Trees and Crop Species
Alice Muchugi
Prasad S. Hendre
Samuel Muthemba
Robert Kariba
Sunil Kumar Sahu
Tong Wei
Xun Xu
Allen Van Deynze
Rita Mumm
Ramni Jamnadass
Alice Muchugi
CIFOR-ICRAF
Kenya
2
Nutrition
Biofortification of Lemna minor L. with Iodine: Cultivation Strategies and Nutritional Implications
Giuseppe Di Cuia
Giuseppe Di Cuia
Marco Montemurro
Angelo Parente
Anna Rita Bavaro
Francesco Serio
Massimiliano D’Imperio
National Research Council - Institute of sciences of food production
Bari, Italy
3
Nutrition
Sustainable Camel Milk Yogurt Production: Utilizing Citrus and Moringa for Coagulation and Nutritional Enhancement.
Poliana Mendes De Souza
Poliana Mendes De Souza
University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
Laayoune, Morocco
4
Nutrition
Enhancement of Microgreens By-products: Novel Ingredients for Health-Promoting Foods
Massimiliano D'Imperio
Massimiliano D’Imperio
Giuseppe Di Cuia
Marco Montemurro
Anna Rita Bavaro
Angela Cardinali
Isabella D’Antuono
Miriana Durante
Carlo Mininni
Francesco Serio
National Council of Research (CNR), Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA)
Italy
5
Nutrition
Purifae – a sustainable, additive-manufactured bioreactor
for enhanced microalgae biomass production
Olimpia Wojciechowska
Olimpia Wojciechowska
Zuzanna Styrna
Adam Grzywaczyk
Wojciech Smułek
Poznan University of Technology
Poznan, Poland
6
Nutrition
Moringa oleifera from arid zones: A natural source for dietary supplements with lipid-lowering effects
Hafida Kedaid
Hafida Kedaid
Ikram Toumi
Abdelkader Adamou 
Mohamed Kraimat
Alla Eddine Mahamedi
Alia Telli
University of Kasdi Merbeh Ouargla Algeria
Algeria
7
Nutrition
Computational and Experimental Approaches for Targeted Release of Functional Peptides in Meat Hydrolysates
Liliya Fedulova
Liliya Fedulova
Irina Chernukha
Ekaterina Vasilevskaya
Ekaterina Polishchuk
V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems
Moscow, Russia
8
Food Safety
Impact of PGP Bacteria Inoculation on Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth under Saline Stress
Imane Zouagri
Imane Zouagri
Massakib Bekkaye
University of Batna 2
Algeria
9
Food Safety
Warmed Essential Oils Emulsion: A Biotechnological Leap in Poultry Shelf Life Extension
Kheira Gasmi
Kheira Gasmi
Zohra Madani,
Talal Lahreche
Rym N Benamara
Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Mustapha Stambouli University of Mascara
Mascara, Algeria
10
Food Safety
Assessment of salinity tolerance of local barley genotypes (Hordeum vulgare L.) and impact of salicylic acid
Lahouaria Rahma Labtere
Labtere Lahouaria Rahma
Amouri Adel Amar
Belkhodja Moulay
UNIV ORAN1, Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria

 

17 June l 14.00 - 16.30
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1
Food Safety
Strengthening the Integrity and Safety of the Processed Seafood Supply Chain through Portable Third-Generation Sequencing
Lucilia Lorusso
Lucilia Lorusso
Peter Shum
Anna Mottola
Stefano Mariani
Roberta Piredda
Chiara Intermite
Lucia Ranieri
Angela Di Pinto
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italy
2
Food Safety
Pollen DNA Metabarcoding for Honey Authenticity and Safety: A Preliminary Study
Lucia Ranieri
Lucia Ranieri
Roberta Piredda
Anna Mottola
Lucilia Lorusso
Chiara Intermite
Angela Di Pinto
University of Studi of Bari Aldo Moro - Department of Veterinary Medicine
Bari, Italy
3
Food Safety
Microbial biotechnology for sustainable Agrifood systems: from nutrition to food safety and valorisation of by-products
Flora Valeria Romeo
Flora Valeria Romeo
Paola Foti
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics CREA
Italy
4
Food Safety
Influence of Chestnut By-product Phenolic-Rich Extract on the Inhibition of Lipid Oxidation in Fish Products
Itala Marx
Itala Marx
Feliciano Priego-Capote
Joana T. Martins
Fernanda L. Ludtke
Jorge M. Vieira
João Carlos Gonçalves
António A. Vicente
University of Cordoba (UCO)
Córdoba, Spain
5
Food Safety
A Rapid RAA-CRISPR/Cas12a Biosensor for Accurate Authentication of Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to Combat Seafood Fraud
Gururaj Moorthy
Gururaj Moorthy
Jirakrit Saetang
Prince of Songkla University
Thailand
6
Food Safety
FAD: A One-Stop Database for Food Allergen Research
and Information
Wafa Mokhtari
Wafa Mokhtari
Souad Khemili-Talbi
Jean Kwasigroch
Dimitri Gilis
University Libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
7
Food Safety
SMART SEED BOMBS for climate-resilient food systems
Yajaira Fuertes
Echeverría María Cristina
Andrade Diana
Fuertes Yajaira
Universidad Técnica del Norte
Provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador
8
Food Safety
Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) Versus Cold Plasma: An Implementable Eggshell Decontamination Strategy in Low-Income Countries
Eunice, Olobatoke
Eunice, Olobatoke
Ibrahim Musa, Waziri
Ahmadu Bello University
Kaduna State, Nigeria
9
Food Safety
Bioconservative Effect of Cotula cinerea Delile on Klila Cheese


Benamara Rym Nouria
Belgharbi Asmaa
Meriem Benhamed
Kada Ibri
Fatima Sahnouni Smail khaled Mirvette Benfréha Benyelles Zemmouri Hadjer
Zitouni Sihem
Laboratory of Microbiology Applied to Agri-food, Biomedical and Environment (LAMAABE), Faculty of SNV / STU, University of Tlemcen
Mascara,Algeria
10
Food Safety
Customized Bacteriophage Cocktails to Reduce Salmonella contamination and Antibiotic Use in Poultry Production and Processing
Victor Pabst
Victor Pabst
Thamonwan Narkpao
Kitiya Vongkamjan
UniFAHS
Bangkok, Thailand

 

 

17 June l 16.30 - 19.30
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1
Food Safety
Phage Cocktail as a Potential Antibacterial Agent for Decontaminating Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in Plant-Based Meat Products
Kitiya Vongkamjan Aurand
Wattana Pelyuntha
Haemarat Khongkhai
Kitiya Vongkamjan
Kasetsart University, Faculty of Agro-Industry
Thailand
2
Food Safety
Enhancing Microbial Safety of Leafy Greens in Low-Infrastructure Settings: Assessing the Efficacy of Plasma-Activated Water for the Inactivation of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. on Lettuce from Informal Markets in Cambodia
Keorimy Ouk
Keorimy Ouk,
Rithy Chrun
Samnang Nguon
Visoth Ly
Royal University of Agriculture
Cambodia
3
Food Safety
Managing Metal-Contaminated Soils for Potato Production and
Food Safety
Ana Coelho
Ana Rita Fonseca Coelho
Maria Manuela Simões
Ana Coelho Marques
NOVA FCT
Caparica, Portugal.
4
Food Safety
Smart, Portable, Low-cost, And Rapid Microbial Detection Using Oxygen Sensors For Food Safety Monitoring
Elisa Santovito
Valeria Ferraro
Mariagrazia Abbasciano
Elisa Santovito
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Productions (CNR-ISPA)
Bari, Italy
5
Food Safety
Integrated Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Cyanide levels in Cassava: A Staple Crop for Food Security in Developing Countries
Anoja Kurian
Anoja Kurian
Lois Varghese
Chirayerinmel V. Ranjith
Enarth Maviton Muralidharan
Kristujayanti college Autonomous, Bengaluru
Bengaluru, India
6
Food Safety
Monte Carlo simulation model to describe coagulase-positive Staphylococci growth in mayonnaise served in Algerian pizzerias
Ziane Mohammed
Mohammed Ziane
Jeanne-Marie Membré
University of Ain Témouchent
Algeria
7
Food Safety
Development of Antioxidant and Antibacterial biofilms based on Chitosan and greenly synthesized nanoparticles for safe food preservations.
Sarra Benaissa
Sarra Benaissa
Kamal Benmansour
Larbi Belyagoubi
Sarra Benaissa
University of AbouBekr Belkaid-Tlemcen
Tlemcen, Algeria
8
Food Safety
Comprehensive Risk Analysis in Livestock Slaughterhouse Operations: A One Health Perspective
Randa Bazzi
Marcela Martin 
Randa Bazzi
Shadi Othman Khaled Hijazeen
Greater Amman Municipality
Amman, Jordan
9
Food Safety
Advancing Biological Detection Technology for Food Safety Testing with Electrochemical Immunosensors for Mycotoxin Analysis
Britt Maestroni
Britt Marianna Maestroni
Christina Vlachou
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
Seibersdorf, Austria
10
Food Safety
Lactic Acid Bacteria as Natural Antioxidants: Biochemical Properties and Therapeutic Potential

Wafaa Dib
Wafaa Dib
Hadria Grar
Hanane Gourine
Sarra Abir Zigh
Omar Kheroua
Samia Addou
University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed BOUDIAF, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology
Oran, Algeria