The CDTI Innovation seeks a Spanish company to collaborate with Egypt in the development of a platform for early detection and control of fungi in crops
The initiative consists of the development of an intelligent agriculture platform that allows fungal infections to be detected before symptoms appear and controlled by compounds of plant origin.
The Agricultural Research Center, an agricultural research center in Egypt, is looking for a Spanish company to develop an R&D project in the field of early detection and control of fungal pathogens in crops, with the interest of the Egyptian company AGREE CHEM.
The project aims to develop an integrated and low-cost platform that combines presymptomatic detection of fungal pathogens with botanical solutions for their control. For this, volatile compounds will be used as early indicators of infection and substances derived from the níspero to combat fungi that affect crops of agricultural importance.
The aim is to facilitate the early identification of these infections and to apply more environmentally friendly treatments of plant origin.
The proposal is scheduled for submission to the 2026 call for proposals of the ESIP program "Egypt Spain Innovation Programme", within the framework of the Spanish-Egyptian Bilateral Technological Cooperation Program, which will remain open until December 3, 2026.
Interested entities can consult more information about the partner search and the summary of the proposal in the following link.
Contact
For technical information on the proposal and the role of the Spanish company you can contact Dr. Heba Afifi via email: hebaafifi180@gmail.com
For advice on the search for partners and the call for ESIP you can contact the Office of the Delegation of North Africa and Middle East of the CDTI:
José Manuel Durán: josemanuel.duran@cdti.es
Francisco Sánchez Quintana: francisco.sanchez@cdti.es
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