Table 8.7 Priority research areas for collaborative research between industry and academia
Research area
Immediate
Short term
Long term
Agricultural Engineering
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✓
Agriculture (breeding)
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✓
✓
Best practices
✓
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Bio-remediation, Composting
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✓
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Chemical industry
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✓
✓
Clay/ceramics industry
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✓
✓
Customer surveys and feedback
✓
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✓
Data aggregation and management
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✓
✓
Financial management and projections
✓
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✓
Food safety
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✓
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Food processing
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✓
✓
Food supplements
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✓
✓
Hazards analysis and risk assessment
✓
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Health and safety
✓
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✓
Herbal medicines
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✓
✓
Intellectual property
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✓
✓
Insulation and tiling
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✓
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Internship for ideas
✓
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✓
Market demand
✓
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Nutraceuticals (e.g. plant extracts, pigments)
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Packaging (quality of and biodegradable options)
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✓
✓
Pharmaceutical industry
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✓
✓
Preservation of traditional foods
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✓
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Process audit
✓
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Process design
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✓
Product innovation
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✓
✓
Quality assurance and product innovation
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✓
✓
Residue analysis in foods
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✓
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Small and medium-scale accounting procedures
✓
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Software development
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✓
✓
Standardization (SOP)
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✓
✓
Technology transfer
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✓
✓
Training
✓
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✓
Trend analysis
✓
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Source: IAST (2012)
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