Head of Division
About the Division
The Food Microbiology and Mushroom Research Division (FMMRD) comprises of the following sections as Food Microbiology Analytical Section, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Accreditation, and Mushroom Research.
Divisional Goal
To generate and disseminate scientific knowledge and technology as well as provide technical, analytical, training and consultancy services in the area of food microbiology and mushrooms, to meet the demands of stakeholders
Divisional Objectives
Objective 1
Develop and implement a system for identifying and resolving at least 1 researchable industrial constraint each year.
Objective 4
Develop and implement a system for coordinating and monitoring all on-going research and development projects
Objective 7
Ensure that the best quality management practices are adhered to in all the technical divisions
Objective 2
Drive the publication of at least 4 scientific research papers each year in credible scientific journals
Objective 5
Deliver Consultancy/Training services to meet clients' demands as per CID market development targets
Objective 3
Develop, implement and coordinate a system for attracting at least one donor-funded research project each year
Objective 6
Facilitate the provision of technical services and production of tangible research by-products to meet clients' demands as per CID market development targets
Divisional Research Projects
HEALTHYFOODAFRICA (HFA)
SMALLFISH
GC FERMENTED FOOD
FAO-FISH
SAFEFISH
Divisional Research & Other Activities
- Sensory evaluation of chocolate with cocoa pulp as sweetener (Cocoa Touton/CSIR-FRI Consultancy)- Dr.Owusu
- Chemical’, microbiological and physical analysis of ‘pulp chocolate (Cocoa Touton/CSIR-FRI Consultancy)- Dr.Owusu
- Production and analysis of cocoa liquor (Mondelez International-CSIR-FRI Cocoa Consultancy Project)-Dr.Owusu
- Gender survey at Tema fishing village, the Ministry of Environment Science and Technology and the Ministry of Trade and Industry for the month of April 2022
- Soy-burkina project (GC Fermented foods/ Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation)- Dr Blessie
- Isolation and purification of bacteria from water sampled across the country-(Safe Fish Project/ Africa Union/European Union)-Agbemafle, Dr Blessie
- Nile tilapia waste (Head, Fins, Scales, Guts, Bones, and Gill cover (operculum)) quantification (HealthyFoodAfrica Project)-Atter
- Oil extraction from Nile tilapia gut for characterisation at the Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki (HealthyFoodAfrica Project)-Atter
- An investigative study on the impact of fish gelatin extracted from the scales of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by farming systems under seasonality difference using Isoelectric Solubilisation (IES) (HealthyFoodAfrica Project)-Atter
- Dataset on the Mushrooms of Atewa (A Rocha Ghana/GBIF)- Dzomeku
- Microbial diversity analysis of soymilk burkina sampled from UHAS Hohoe.
- MALDI-TOF Identification of purified microorganisms.
- Physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of salted dried Nile tilapia (koobi) and development of koobi in vegetable oil
- Sensory evaluation of some developed products
- Spanish Research Council I-COOP Programme 2021 (M. Owusu and E. Kongor). Valorization of Ghana's cocoa beans through the study of the effect of agronomical and technological factors on their polyphenols and methylxanthines contents
- IFS Project (M. Owusu and E. Kongor)
production of Beetroot Chocolate samples sent to Spain for polyphenol and other analysis
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