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<strong>COST</strong> <strong>Action</strong> FA <strong>0905</strong><br />

M<strong>in</strong>eral Improved<br />

Crop Production for Healthy Food and Feed<br />

Prof. Dr. Bal Ram S<strong>in</strong>gh, MC Chair<br />

Norwegian University of Life Sciences<br />

(balram.s<strong>in</strong>gh@umb.no)<br />

Prof. Dr. Peter Schröder, MC Vice Chair<br />

Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German<br />

Research Center for Environmental Health<br />

(peter.schroeder@helmholtz-muenchen.de)<br />

<strong>COST</strong> FA <strong>0905</strong> aims at:<br />

• identify bottlenecks limit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> content of bioavailable m<strong>in</strong>erals (Fe, Zn, Mg,<br />

Se) <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> consumable crop part.<br />

• provide solutions for 3-fold <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> bioavailable food/feed m<strong>in</strong>eral<br />

content.<br />

• assess ways to limit <strong>the</strong> entry of Cd and As <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> food cha<strong>in</strong>.<br />

• dissem<strong>in</strong>ate this knowledge to stakeholders and <strong>the</strong> public. European<br />

dimension and added values <strong>COST</strong>.<br />

<strong>COST</strong> FA <strong>0905</strong> will strive to:<br />

• maximise European synergy <strong>in</strong> research cooperation,<br />

• provide <strong>in</strong>novative ideas to improve <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong>eral status of food and feed,<br />

• f<strong>in</strong>d methods to exploit genetic variability of food and fodder crops,<br />

• enhance scientific know how to improve m<strong>in</strong>erals <strong>in</strong> food under modern<br />

process<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

• create tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and exchange programs, for students, postdoctoral fellows<br />

and young researchers, especially women,<br />

• identify key <strong>in</strong>stitutes and personnel for efficient assessment of food and<br />

feed m<strong>in</strong>eral quality across Europe.

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