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Chic
Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes. CHIC explores the interactions between technological potential and societal acceptance of modern plant breeding.
What is inulin?
Inulin is also called chicory root fiber and is present in many fruits and vegetables. Is it safe to eat and what are the benefits?
Do you want to know more about chicory?
Chicory is a crop that is similar to sugar beet and related to endive.
What are New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs)?
New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs) are innovative tools that enable plant breeders to develop novel plant varieties that may provide solutions for environmental and food quality as well as food supply challenges.
Are you wondering why this European project is called CHIC?
CHIC is the Chicory Innovation Consortium. Its objective is to implement New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs) in chicory in order to establish it as a multipurpose crop for the production of health-related products.
Postdoctoral position available at Lille University
A postdoctoral position is available in the group Evolutionary genomics of plant mating systems of the Evolution, Ecology, and Paleontology laboratory of the Lille University, directed by Prof Dr Xavier Vekemans.
CHIC kick-off meeting in Brussels
On February 6th and 7th 2018, several representatives from the CHIC consortium attended the Kick-Off Meeting held in Brussels.
Socio-economic and environmental impacts on the whole value chain
In CHIC we evaluate socio-economic and environmental impacts on the whole value chain of the new developed chicory crops. Therefore a socio-economic impact assessment and an environmental assessment of NPBTs and the whole value chain will be performed.