Assoc Professor Niamh Harbourne
UCD's School of Agriculture and Food Science.
She is a lecturer on the BSc Food Science and a Principal Investigator with the UCD Institute of Food and Health. Academic Profile >
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DAFM
RapidHort
Rapid demonstration model of a sustainable food systems approach in Horticulture
About RapidHort
RapidHort is a circular demonstration model based on Irish grown microgreens that will enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of horticultural food production. Using a food systems approach, RapidHort aims to characterise the impact of variation and interactions within the model on nutritional, microbial, sensory, growing and processing properties of the microgreens.
RapidHort is a circular demonstration model based on Irish grown microgreens that will enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of horticultural food production.
We speak to Dr Niamh Harbourne, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science who leads the project in collaboration with Teagasc.. Read the full interview by clicking on the magazine cover.
RapidHort is a circular demonstration model based on Irish grown microgreens that will enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of horticultural food production. Using a food systems approach, RapidHort aims to characterise the impact of variation and interactions within the model on nutritional, microbial, sensory, growing and processing properties of the microgreens.