This project focuses on continuing to improve the production of granulated panela in Piura through prototypes developed at the University, with the aim of initiating a technological leap for better control of the process, making it thermally efficient.

This project, which began in 2015 and ended in 2018, has benefited the families of the Piura mountain range in Ayabaca and has become one of the main economic activities in the area.

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Rafael Saavedra: rafael.saavedra@udep.edu.pe

Daniel Marcelo: daniel.marcelo@udep.edu.pe

It seeks to solve two constant problems in rural areas of Peru: the presence of organic waste in the environment, and the lack of supply of energy services. Through theoretical-experimental studies for the generation of energy from biomass.

The study, carried out from 2016 to 2019, focuses on the use of shells from the cocoa production process to obtain energy and biofertilizer.

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Irene Alvarado: irene.alvarado@udep.edu.pe

The project addressed the study and research on the cocoa production chain in the Piura region and province of Jaén (Cajamarca). This work was carried out from 2014 to 2017 jointly between the University of Jaén, the Technological Institute of Production in association with AECID and the University of Piura, who came together to propose improvements in the production of organic cocoa for export.

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William Ipanaqué Alama: william.ipanaque@udep.edu.pe

Partners: ITP , National University of Jaén. 

The aim was to develop a methodology to monitor the growth of prawns efficiently. In this way, it can be detected in a timely manner whether the evolution of its growth in a specific pool is adequate or not, to take the necessary corrective measures.

The project had a first stage from 2014 to 2016 and the second began in 2018 and concluded in 2020.

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Ismael Sánchez: ismael.sanchez@udep.edu.pe

Innovative improvements to hydrothermal treatment equipment for mangoes from the San Lorenzo-Piura valley are proposed to comply with phytosanitary export protocols for the markets of Japan and the United States. The proposed methodology counteracts the possibility of infestations with fruit fly larvae.

In the project carried out from 2015 to 2017, the company Biofruit had the support to carry out experimental tests and obtain information.

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Justo Oquelis: Justo.oquelis@udep.edu.pe