Contribution of Academic End-of-Studies Projects to the Startup Initiative Adopted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research: The Case of the Valorization of Agri-Food Industry By-Products in Algeria

Ahmed Saci; Samia Gharbi

doi:10.51745/najfnr.9.SI.s18-s24

Special Issue: Potential of food by-products

Ahmed Saci ⁽¹⁾ , Samia Gharbi ⁽²⁾

(1) University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Oran , Algeria

(2) University of Science and Technology Mohamed-Boudiaf USTOMB, Faculty of Life and Natural Science, Department of Biotechnology, Oran , Algeria

https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.9.SI.s18-s24

Issue
Vol. 9 No. SI (2025): Special Issue - Potential of food by-products

Submitted
March 10, 2025

Published
November 12, 2025

PDF (Full text)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a discussion or a viewpoint regarding the importance and role of academic end-of-studies projects for the Start-up Initiative adopted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to contribute to the valorization of by-products from the agri-food industries in Algeria due to their economic and environmental importance, and considering them as an available and low-cost basis for students wishing to engage in entrepreneurship and create micro-enterprises or start-up enterprises. We also note some specific opinions that could improve this initiative.

Full text article

Generated from XML file

References

Beuving, M., McNabb, W. C., & Smith, N. W. (2024). Global nutrient content embedded in food losses and waste: Identifying the sources and magnitude along the food supply chain. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 51, 519–531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.10.005
Cecilia, J. A., García-Sancho, C., Maireles-Torres, P. J., & Luque, R. (2019). Industrial Food Waste Valorization: A General Overview. In J.-R. Bastidas-Oyanedel & J. E. Schmidt (Eds.), Biorefinery (pp. 253–277). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10961-5_11
Chaalal, M., Ydjedd, I., & Mansouri, S. (2020). Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of different parts of three mandarin varieties extracts: A comparative study. The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 4(8), 318–324. https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.4.8.318-324
Enciso-Martínez, Y., Zuñiga-Martínez, B. S., Ayala-Zavala, J. F., Domínguez-Avila, J. A., González-Aguilar, G. A., & Viuda-Martos, M. (2024). Agro-Industrial By-Products of Plant Origin: Therapeutic Uses as well as Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity. Biomolecules, 14(7), 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom14070762
Kowalski, S., & Gumul, D. (2024). The Use of Waste Products from the Food Industry to Obtain High-Value-Added Products. Foods, 13(6), 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13060847
Ligarda-Samanez, C. A., Huamán-Carrión, M. L., Calsina-Ponce, W. C., Cruz, G. D. L., Calderón Huamaní, D. F., Cabel-Moscoso, D. J., Garcia-Espinoza, A. J., Sucari-León, R., Aroquipa-Durán, Y., Muñoz-Saenz, J. C., Muñoz-Melgarejo, M., & Jilaja-Carita, E. E. (2025). Technological Innovations and Circular Economy in the Valorization of Agri-Food By-Products: Advances, Challenges and Perspectives. Foods, 14(11), 1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14111950
Namugenyi, C., Nimmagadda, S. L., & Reiners, T. (2019). Design of a SWOT Analysis Model and its Evaluation in Diverse Digital Business Ecosystem Contexts. Procedia Computer Science, 159, 1145–1154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.09.283
ONS. (2024). Indice de la Production Industrielle - au 1er trimestre 2024* -.
Ounnaci, R., Cheriet, F., Khiali, L., & Makhlouf, M. (2024). Stratégies et performance économique des pme agroalimentaires privées. Les Cahiers Du Cread, 39(4), 271–308. https://doi.org/10.4314/cread.v39i4.10
Rashwan, A. K., Bai, H., Osman, A. I., Eltohamy, K. M., Chen, Z., Younis, H. A., Al-Fatesh, A., Rooney, D. W., & Yap, P.-S. (2023). Recycling food and agriculture by-products to mitigate climate change: A review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 21(6), 3351–3375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01639-6
Rațu, R. N., Veleșcu, I. D., Stoica, F., Usturoi, A., Arsenoaia, V. N., Crivei, I. C., Postolache, A. N., Lipșa, F. D., Filipov, F., Florea, A. M., Chițea, M. A., & Brumă, I. S. (2023). Application of Agri-Food By-Products in the Food Industry. Agriculture, 13(8), 1559. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13081559
Raza, Q.-U.-A., Bashir, M. A., Rehim, A., Sial, M. U., Ali Raza, H. M., Atif, H. M., Brito, A. F., & Geng, Y. (2021). Sugarcane Industrial Byproducts as Challenges to Environmental Safety and Their Remedies: A Review. Water, 13(24), 3495. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243495
Reguengo, L. M., Salgaço, M. K., Sivieri, K., & Maróstica Júnior, M. R. (2022). Agro-industrial by-products: Valuable sources of bioactive compounds. Food Research International, 152, 110871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110871
Roleders, V., Oriekhova, T., Zaharieva, G., Sysoieva, I., Dobizha, V., Pidhaiets, S., & Kucher, L. (2024). Economic justification of recycling in the processing industry. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 13, 100195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100195
Ukaogo, P. O., Ewuzie, U., & Onwuka, C. V. (2020). Environmental pollution: Causes, effects, and the remedies. In Microorganisms for Sustainable Environment and Health (pp. 419–429). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819001-2.00021-8

Authors

Ahmed Saci

University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Oran

saci.ahmed@edu.univ-oran1.dz (Primary Contact)

Samia Gharbi

University of Science and Technology Mohamed-Boudiaf USTOMB, Faculty of Life and Natural Science, Department of Biotechnology, Oran

Saci, A., & Gharbi, S. (2025). Contribution of Academic End-of-Studies Projects to the Startup Initiative Adopted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research: The Case of the Valorization of Agri-Food Industry By-Products in Algeria. The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 9(SI), s18-s24. https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.9.SI.s18-s24

Download Citation

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.