FAO Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference
Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation
List of Accepted Biotechnology Abstract Posters: Electronic Display Schedule for 18 June 2025
FAO ATRIUM
18 June l 08.30 - 11.00
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Food Safety | Agro-Waste Upcycling, Green Innovation, and Digital Transformation: Exploring Biotechnologies for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Agrifood Systems | Khaoula Alami | Alami Khaoula | National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) | Tanger/Al Hoceima, Morocco |
2 | Food Safety | Evaluation of the action of secondary metabolites of Metarhizium anisopliae and of some Algerian medicinal plants for their insecticidal activities against Ceratitis capitata and Schistocerca gregaria | Narimen Kaidi | Narimen Kaidi | National Institute of Agronomic Research of Algeria | Algeria |
3 | Food Safety | Lactic Fermentation of Green Pepper for Natural Preservation and Sustainable Agro-food Valorization | Charlotte Flavienne Ngo Binya | Charlotte Flavienne Ngo Binya | NAD-FOOD SARL | Littoral Region, Cameroon |
4 | Food Safety | Towards real-time predictive modelling focusing quality and safety for the Sri Lankan dairy industry | Ambegoda Liyanage Chathudina Janitha Liyanage | Uditha Karunathilake | Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
5 | Bioeconomy | Integrating Municipal Wastewater Treatment into Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices | Nayab Raza | Nayab Raza | The University of Manchester | Manchester, United Kingdom |
6 | Bioeconomy | Winery Effluent-Grown Microalgae as a Bioadditive for Sustainable Crop Production | Ana Cláudia Coelho | Valter Mateus Valter | Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal | Setúbal, Portugal |
7 | Bioeconomy | Bridging the Gap: The Relevance of Understanding Consumer Perspectives on Biotechnological Innovation | Jeanette Klink-Lehmann | Jeanette Klink-Lehmann | University of Bonn | Germany |
8 | Bioeconomy | Anaerobic fermentation of organic fraction of municipal solid waste: sustainable platform for VFAs production. | Roberto Liberti | Roberto Liberti | Università degli studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" | Italy |
9 | Soil microbiome | Metagenomics reveals how traditional potato tillage influences soil microbiome in Peru's highland agricultural systems. | Aura Liz García-Serquén | Aura Liz García-Serquén | Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria | Lima, Peru |
10 | Soil microbiome | Harnessing native microbial consortia as bioinoculants to improve smallholder farm productivity and soil health in degraded agroecosystems | Riccardo Scotti | Riccardo Scotti | CREA, Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops | Campania, Italy |
18 June l 11.00 - 14.00
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soil microbiome | Biotechnological Approaches to Combat Soil Salinity: | Massakib Bekkaye | Massakib Bekkaye | USTHB university | Algeria |
2 | Soil microbiome | Microbial Signatures of Soil Health: A Metagenomic and AI-Based Approach to Sustainable Agriculture. | Roberta Pace | Roberta Pace | "University of Naples Federico II" and "Institue for Sustainable Plant Protection of National Research Council" | Naples, Italy |
3 | Soil microbiome | Harnessing Mycorrhizal Associations and Wastewater Reuse for Sustainable Cereal Cultivation in Semi-Arid Environments | Bouchra Debassi | Debassi Bouchr | Department of Nature and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Nature and Life Sciences, Larbi Ben M'hidi University | Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria. |
4 | Soil microbiome | The Contribution of Microbial Communities Associated with Climate Smart Brachiaria for Sustainable Environment and Agriculture | Goshu Misganaw | Goshu Misganaw | Hawassa University | Sidama Region, Ethiopia |
5 | Bioeconomy | BioFairNet: Advancing Circular Bioeconomy and Agrifood System Transformation Through Inclusive Biotechnological Innovation | Asha Khosravi | Pierguiseppe Morone | The Bioeconomy in Transition Research Group at UnitelmaSapienza | Rome, Italy |
6 | Bioeconomy | Innovation Model in the Agroindustry of Santa Elena (Ecuador) through Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Bioeconomy. | Rolando Calero Mendoza | Rolando Calero Mendoza | Universidad estatal peninsula de santa elena | Ecuador |
7 | Bioeconomy | From Waste to Watts: Anaerobic digestion at the nexus of biotechnology, energy and sustainable bioeconomy | Maria Michela Morese | Testa Lorenzo | FAO | Rome, Italy |
8 | Bioeconomy | Biotechnological Solutions for Protein Malnutrition: Utilizing Wetland Microalgae and Black Soldier Fly Larvae | Stuti Pokharel | Stuti Pokharel | Kathmandu University | Dhulikhel, Nepal |
9 | Bioeconomy | Demonstrating Bioeconomy Potential of Maize Crop Residues | Anju Arora | Ujwal Gowda | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, PUSA campus | New Delhi, India |
10 | Bioeconomy | From Pest to Quest: Biocultural Innovation through the Royal Golden Cocoon of Java (Cricula trifenestrata) | Dolly Wong | Dolly Wong | IUCN CCC | Indonesia |
18 June l 14.00 - 16.30
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bioeconomy | Computational Annotation of Methanogenic Archaeal Proteomes Reveals Functional Gaps Limiting Metabolic Modeling | Hoa Chu | Dang Khanh Hoa Chu | Aalto University | Finland |
2 | Bioeconomy | Optimization of the synthesis of DL-lactic acid from sugarcane molasses collected in Côte d'Ivoire. | Gerardin Asengo Mabia | Gerardin Asengo Mabia | Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet-Boigny | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 3 | Bioeconomy | Local Voices, Co-Creating Local Solutions: Exploring the Potential of a Living Lab Framework for Biotech Innovation in Nigeria | Ujunwa Aghaji | Aghaji Ujunwa Victoria Akpan Anthony Johnson | Pan African Vision for the Environment | Nigeria |
| 4 | Crop | The Tetraploid wheat Core Collection (TCC) and the Tetraploid Wheat PanGenome | Roberto Tuberosa | M. Maccaferri C. Forestan M. Bozzoli, R. Tuberosa, Tetraploid wheat PanGenome consortium | DISTAL - Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna | Italy |
| 5 | Food Safety | Unlocking the Potential of Genetic Technology for Food and Feed: England’s Legislative Framework for Precision Breeding | Jessica Dewhurst | Jessica Dewhurst | Food Standards Agency | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 6 | Livestock | Development of a Female Germplasm Cryobank for Endangered Local Livestock Breeds of Puglia (Southern Italy) | Letizia Temerario | Letizia Temerario Elena Ciani Vincenzo Landi Marzia Albenzio Giovanni Michele Lacalandra Nicola Antonio Martino Davide Monaco Maria Elena Dell’Aquila | Dept. Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, Bari University | Italy |
| 7 | Nutrition | Expression of Key Genes in Buffalo Milk Somatic Cells: A Biotechnological Approach to Advance Sustainable Dairy Production | Imran Hamid | Mohammad Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan Munir Hossain | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Food Safety | From Leaf to Bottle: Integrated Chemical, Microbiome Analysis and AI-Powered Traceability in EVOO | Daniela Lo Monaco | Lo Monaco. D. Ciprì V. Catalano R.M. Cammarata D.A. Cicala R. D’Anna M. Di Bella G. Di Patti M.C. | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Palermo | Italy |