Project

Development and validation of applicable chemical analysis for the determination of organic and inorganic agro-chemicals in food and their presence in organic soil improvers for innovative agricultural production and food security in Cuba

Code

01W02515

Duration

01 October 2015 → 30 September 2020

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Pieter Spanoghe

Fellow

Edelbis López Dávila

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Sustainable chemistry
- Other chemical sciences
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
- Environmental science and management
Medical and health sciences
- Public health care
- Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Agricultural plant production
- Agriculture, land and farm management
- Other agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences

Keywords

chemical analysis pesticides food safety organic farming heavy metals bio-fertilisers

Project description

This project will identify the fate of agrochemicals commonly used in Cuba for fruit and vegetable crop production. Methods and analytical techniques to detect these organic and anorganic compounds at trace-level through laboratory and field studies will be evaluated to propose and validate the most suitable techniques for use with the Cuban facilities. Bio-fertilisers which replace traditionally used agrochemicals without diminishing agricultural yields will be assessed for use in organic agricultural practice.