{"id":6716,"date":"2026-03-10T12:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/?page_id=6716"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:42:10","slug":"spicecheck-onspot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/open-call\/open-call-1-subprojects\/spicecheck-onspot\/","title":{"rendered":"SpiceCheck-OnSpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6716\" class=\"elementor elementor-6716\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2177 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aba2177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ece38 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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100vw, 1366px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5b434 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd5b434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a01f33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a01f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472bc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"472bc21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe5274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe5274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kontakt<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16639e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b16639e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Cape Coast, School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Engineering<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bab837 icon-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-mae-list\" data-id=\"8bab837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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<span class=\"bg-hover\"><\/span>        <\/a>\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e87929d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e87929d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90468b9\" data-id=\"90468b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f3f42 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7f3f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SpiceCheck-OnSpot<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a43391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1a43391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31bb54\" data-id=\"a31bb54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb31d8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb31d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef75273 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef75273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d22172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d22172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sub-project Title:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b410826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b410826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Smart-Based Portable NIR Solution for Food-Safety Authentication of Spices in Ghana\u2019s Informal Markets<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49101e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49101e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funding Awarded:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bd3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4bd3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u20ac 50,000<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d75798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8147dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8147dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SpiceCheck.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SpiceCheck.jpg 341w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SpiceCheck-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef0910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ef0910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b5005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b5005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Location of the sub-project:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbb21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bbb21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cape Coast, Ghana<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67dc0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67dc0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Powdered spices are renowned for their aromatic qualities and culinary importance. However, this is challenged by widespread adulteration (Food Fraud) with chalk, dyes, starches, and other harmful substances that threaten food safety, quality, and consumer health. Also, the conventional testing is centralized, involves chemical usage, cumbersome, expensive, and slow, this limits its use for rapid detection and onsite market surveillance. This project proposes a portable NIR spectroscopic tool enhanced with smart machine learning models for the authentication of powdered turmeric, pepper, and ginger in the Ghanaian market. The method will offer a rapid, affordable, user-friendly, non-destructive, and non-chemical-based analysis tool, providing results in minutes onsite. 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Its academic programmes integrate engineering design, mechanisation, irrigation systems, agro-processing, and quality control to produce technically competent graduates capable of addressing Ghana\u2019s agricultural challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5179241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5179241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6d0d0 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"3d6d0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-02469e7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/school-of-agriculture-ucc-7825123a8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-66f29ef\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1GSzFNPAUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-globe elementor-repeater-item-845d390\" href=\"https:\/\/agric.ucc.edu.gh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Globe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpiceCheck-OnSpot Responsible organisation Contact University of Cape Coast, School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Engineering<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6425,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"iawp_total_views":17,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6716","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6716"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6875,"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6716\/revisions\/6875"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}