OWSD PhD Fellowship
OWSD Early Career
2023
Mboahangy Andriampeno Ravoninjatovo
About the project
Her research project will develop inexpensive, nutritious, and easily-prepared food products from home processing methods and improved processing technology using legumes produced by local farmers in Madagascar. Malnutrition is a serious problem in Madagascar, where as many as 40% of children under five experience stunted growth. Madagascar has a large number of nutritious and edible plants including legumes. Legumes, when combined with cereals, provide an almost ideal level of dietary quality; but a high concentration of certain compounds in legumes, called anti-nutrients, affect the digestibility and bioavailability of nutrients and cause digestive discomfort. This project will devise new processing methods to reduce the concentration of these anti-nutrients, making legume-based food products more nutritious and digestible. It will also implement a manufacturing unit for artisanal products derived from legumes.
Field of Specialization
Position
Researcher
About the institution
National Center for Environmental Research (CNRE)
Department of Environment and Quality of Life
Full Member
Mrs Ravoninjatovo Mboahangy Andriampeno
Membership since:
1970
Field of activity:
Degrees:
2022
Doctorate
Chemical Sciences