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In many emerging countries, there is an acute need for action with regard to secure access to food. The Institute for Service Management (CROSS) at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) is addressing this problem together with the University of Mauritius (UOM) in a research project that has now received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The project is investigating how digital technologies can support food security in affected countries and is preparing these findings for a new Master's programme at UOM.
Specific research objectives:
1. build a database to store and centralise relevant data in the context of food production.
2. to identify barriers to technology adoption in Mauritius and develop recommendations for building technology-related skills.
3. building a platform that enables the evaluation and dissemination of insights to all stakeholders in the agricultural value chain
4. development of algorithm-based predictive models that can be used to make data-based decisions
5. develop a blockchain to make supply chains within the food sector more transparent and controllable
6. based on the findings from 1. - 5. a new master's programme "Intelligent Information Management" will be established at UOM in order to be able to build up new technology expertise in the food industry in the long term.
Working methods:
To achieve the above objectives, the first step will be to conduct literature reviews, qualitative expert interviews and quantitative surveys to get a good overview of the current situation and existing needs within the food sector in Mauritius. Based on this, case studies and surveys will be designed and conducted on a larger scale.
Outlook:
The project aims to achieve an improvement in food supply. In addition, several scientific publications at international conferences and in leading journals are planned.

Contact & Project leader:
Professor Dr. Heiko Gewald

Research Professor of Information Management

Director of the Centre for Research on Service Sciences (CROSS)

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Team

Dr. Brinda Ramasawmy (UOM)
Dr. Gooda Sahib-Kaudeer Nuzhah (UOM)
Dr. Maleika Heenaye-Mamode Khan (UOM)
Axel Hund (HNU)

Overview

Partners: University of Mauritius (UOM)
Project duration: June 2021 to June 2025

Donors: Federal Republic
Project section: Research & Transfer
Cross-cutting topics: Internationalisation
Data Analytics
Business processes
Main areas of research: Health
Reference period: International

Financing

gefördert durch den DAAD und BMBF

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Contact & Project leader:
Professor Dr. Heiko Gewald

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