FRUITGRADING

A LOW COST SORTING SOLUTION FOR THE FRUIT SECTOR BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF INTERNAL FRUIT QUALITY

Coordinatore	ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA, SA    more  Organization address address: CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 city: CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA postcode: 8940 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Albert Cognome: Nieto Email: send email Telefono: 34932049922 Fax: 34932049866
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Sito del progetto	http://www.fruitgrading.eu/
Totale costo	2˙094˙933 €
EC contributo	1˙557˙593 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2011
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME-AG
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-01-01   -   2014-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA, SA  Organization address address: CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 city: CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA postcode: 8940 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Albert Cognome: Nieto Email: send email Telefono: 34932049922 Fax: 34932049866	ES (CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA)	coordinator	55˙940.08
2	ASOCIACION PARA LA PROMOCION DE LA PERA DE RINCON DE SOTO  Organization address address: AVENIDA PRINCIPE FELIPE 7 BAJO city: RINCON DE SOTO postcode: 26550 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Sixto Cognome: Cabezón Largas Email: send email Telefono: 34941141954 Fax: 34941141955	ES (RINCON DE SOTO)	participant	272˙563.38
3	SAS STC  Organization address address: RUE GEORGES CAUSTIER 110 city: PERPIGNAN postcode: 66000 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Vincent Cognome: Colleu Email: send email Telefono: 33468544343 Fax: 33468555133	FR (PERPIGNAN)	participant	257˙941.17
4	TOWARZYSTWO ROZWOJU SADOW KARLOWYCH  Organization address address: UL. STANISLAWA LESZCZYNSKIEGO 58 city: LUBLIN postcode: 20-068 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Urszula Cognome: Makosz Email: send email Telefono: 48535537000 Fax: 48815247105	PL (LUBLIN)	participant	237˙637.17
5	S.A.T. FRUTAS Y VERDURAS VALLE DE RINCON  Organization address address: POLIGONO VARILLAS CALLE A city: RINCON DE SOTO postcode: 26550 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Juan Carlos Cognome: Alcalde De La Concepción Email: send email Telefono: 34941141704 Fax: 34941141952	ES (RINCON DE SOTO)	participant	232˙059.94
6	SADECKA GRUPA PRODUCENTOW OWOCOW I WARZYW OWOC LACKI SP ZOO  Organization address address: UL. 761 city: LACKO postcode: 33 390 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Agnieszka Cognome: Mikulec Email: send email Telefono: 48797187997 Fax: 48184446986	PL (LACKO)	participant	226˙385.38
7	ASSOCIACAO DOS JOVENS AGRICULTORES DE PORTUGAL  Organization address address: RUA DOM PEDRO V 108-2 city: LISBOA postcode: 1269-128 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: José Cognome: Cordeiro Email: send email Telefono: +351 213244970 Fax: +351 213431490	PT (LISBOA)	participant	172˙513.64
8	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER  Organization address address: OXFORD ROAD city: MANCHESTER postcode: M13 9PL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Liz Cognome: Fay Email: send email Telefono: 441613000000 Fax: 441613000000	UK (MANCHESTER)	participant	45˙146.21
9	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE  Organization address address: Rue De L'Universite 147 city: PARIS CEDEX 07 postcode: 75338 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sylvie Cognome: Modeste Email: send email Telefono: 33432722067 Fax: 33432722072	FR (PARIS CEDEX 07)	participant	37˙615.20
10	METTLER-TOLEDO SAFELINE LIMITED  Organization address address: MONTFORD STREET OLYMPIC COURT city: SALFORD postcode: M50 2XD contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Baines Email: send email Telefono: 441619000000 Fax: 441619000000	UK (SALFORD)	participant	19˙791.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'This project aims to improve the competitiveness of SMEs within the European Fruit Sector by providing them with a new fruit sorting technology to produce and market high quality “premium grade” product. SME-AGs have identified the “premium” branding approach, as a response to the competitive pressure from producers in developing nations and from large retailers. This goal is aligned with the major objectives of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): to improve European fruit quality, and to promote the consumption of healthy food by European citizens.

Via FRUITGRADING, SME-AG associates estimate that the base price at origin can be raised by 10%-30% with respect to standard “extra class” and “first class” fruit, which will deliver an additional turnover of €5.7M/year for the set of associates. From the perspective of the European Fruit Sector, SME-AGs have estimated that the general adoption of the proposed sorting technology could potentially generate up to €3.5 billion in the EU-27. Considering the significant market potential for the proposed system, SME-AG proposers plan to patent and fully exploit the proposed technology.

From a technical point of view, FRUITGRADING aims to develop and validate a fruit sorting pilot plant which integrates low cost and contactless inspection technologies for assessing the internal quality of the fruit. Sorting technologies currently available in the market rely on the measurement of external quality criteria, and are unable to quantify internal fruit quality – which is perceived by the customer, however. By combining Magnetic Induction Spectroscopy, and Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, FRUITGRADING will evaluate electric and optical parameters, which are known to be correlated with standard reference analytical methods to determine internal fruit quality (such as Solid Soluble Content, water content, etc).'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A huge boost to fruit grading is imminent thanks to research into rating internal quality. Scientists are using equipment more at home in a hospital or laboratory to achieve this.