The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Launch Funding Opportunities for Research and Dissemination

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Besides the grants program, INC carries out " " , a solidarity campaign that aims to promote the health benefits of each nut and dried fruit. This project includes one main video and 16 videos with interviews featuring people from different parts of the world. All videos are posted on the website nutsforgifts.org.

 
In the previous call, three projects were selected for funding, totalling 363,700 euros . The INC awarded funding to a clinical study on the relationship between dried fruit consumption and gut health as well as two promotion and dissemination projects. The projects were:

 
Project: . Principal Investigator: Prof. Kevin Whelan , King's College London, UK .

 
Nucis Italia. Project: .

Australian Nut Industry Council. Project: .

By year end, the INC will have provided nearly 2.8 million euros of funding for research and dissemination projects over the last six years.

 
INC members include more than 800 nut and dried fruit sector companies from over 70 countries. INC is the leading international organization on health, nutrition, statistics, food safety, and international standards and regulations regarding nuts and dried fruits.