Under the goals of global environmental protection, sustainable production, and food safety, Taiwan’s current agricultural policy focuses on reducing the use of chemical products and encouraging the use of environmentally friendly agricultural products. Furthermore, the applications of beneficial microbial products in the nutritional and health management of agricultural production (including crops, livestock, and fisheries) have become an important R&D objective for both the academia and industry. To meet the product standards of various agricultural production systems and the demands encountered by the industry, the Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI) in Taiwan has formed a collaborative team across the fields of crop, fishery, poultry, and livestock production to develop market competitive agricultural biotechnology products. ATRI collaborates with universities and agricultural research & extension stations to develop new products and complete a series of R&D progress from microbial strain identification, fundamental studies, fermentation mass production, efficacy studies, formula adjustments, to implementation techniques. Core technologies such as fermentation mass production process, formula adjustments, and manufacturing are the keys to shortening the commercialization process and reducing uncertainty risks in the technology transfer process. The test samples were produced according to product standards for efficacy evaluation, and conducting on-site efficacy testing, and verification can reduce differences in the efficacy of final products. The industry has recognized the team’s efforts through technology transfer, and related commercial products have been launched in different fields. Furthermore, our team also has an animal toxicology laboratory that complies with OECD Good Laboratory Safety (GLP) standards. The safety assessments of development targets were conducted to establish supporting documentation and raw material production capabilities required for product registration. These efforts bridge the gap among R&D institutions and industries to enhance the quantity and variety of indigenous agricultural microbial products in Taiwan.
Keywords: beneficial microbial products, fermentation mass production, formula adjustments, efficacy studies, and implementation techniques
Under the goals of global environmental protection, sustainable production, and food safety, Taiwan’s current agricultural policy focuses on reducing the use of chemical products and encouraging the use of environmentally friendly agricultural products. Furthermore, the applications of beneficial microbial products in the nutritional and health management of agricultural production (including crops, livestock, and fisheries) have become an important R&D objective for both the academia and industry. To meet the product standards of various agricultural production systems and the demands encountered by the industry, the Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI) in Taiwan has formed a collaborative team across the fields of crop, fishery, poultry, and livestock production to develop market competitive agricultural biotechnology products. ATRI collaborates with universities and agricultural research & extension stations to develop new products and complete a series of R&D progress from microbial strain identification, fundamental studies, fermentation mass production, efficacy studies, formula adjustments, to implementation techniques. Core technologies such as fermentation mass production process, formula adjustments, and manufacturing are the keys to shortening the commercialization process and reducing uncertainty risks in the technology transfer process. The test samples were produced according to product standards for efficacy evaluation, and conducting on-site efficacy testing, and verification can reduce differences in the efficacy of final products. The industry has recognized the team’s efforts through technology transfer, and related commercial products have been launched in different fields. Furthermore, our team also has an animal toxicology laboratory that complies with OECD Good Laboratory Safety (GLP) standards. The safety assessments of development targets were conducted to establish supporting documentation and raw material production capabilities required for product registration. These efforts bridge the gap among R&D institutions and industries to enhance the quantity and variety of indigenous agricultural microbial products in Taiwan.
Keywords: beneficial microbial products, fermentation mass production, formula adjustments, efficacy studies, and implementation techniques