Teagasc has been awarded €250,000 while UCD has secured €225,000. \ Philip Doyle
Researchers in Teagasc and UCD have secured almost €475,000 in grant aid from the Department of Agriculture to collaborate on international projects relating to nutrition in older citizens.
Announcing the awards, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon said the projects selected focused on the development of food products aimed at the prevention of diet-related disease and issues relating to poor nutrition in older citizens.
“I am delighted to announce two new research awards for Irish-based researchers, which allow them to partner and collaborate with their European counterparts in addressing an important challenge relating to the protection of health and well-being in older citizens,” Minister Heydon said.