{"id":45671,"date":"2026-06-23T13:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/support-for-innovation-among-dairy-smes-in-the-mediterranean-basin\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T23:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:55:52","slug":"support-for-innovation-among-dairy-smes-in-the-mediterranean-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/support-for-innovation-among-dairy-smes-in-the-mediterranean-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Innovation Among Dairy SMEs in the Mediterranean Basin."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The value-added processing of dairy byproducts, such as <strong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"236\">whey<\/strong>, is a strategic driver for improving the <strong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"315\">economic performance<\/strong> of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the dairy sector. The introduction of innovative and sustainable technologies makes it possible to create new, high-value-added products and strengthen regional competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Mission Objective<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The goal was<strong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"608\">to improve the economic performance of dairy SMEs<\/strong> in the Mediterranean region by incorporating innovative technologies to add value to whey.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Our Approach<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"769\">To achieve this goal, we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"887\"><strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"806\">Conducted an in-depth<\/strong> three-year <strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"806\">study<\/strong> involving several stakeholders in the Mediterranean dairy sector;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1012\"><strong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"943\">Identified innovative and sustainable technologies<\/strong> to transform whey into a high-value-added product;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1120\"><strong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1059\">Developed a technical and economic model<\/strong> to enable the deployment of solutions at the SME level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Toward an Innovative and Competitive Dairy Industry<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1391\">This project helps <strong data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1245\">increase the profitability and innovation<\/strong> of dairy SMEs, while promoting sustainable development and the optimal use of dairy byproducts in the Mediterranean region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support for innovation among Mediterranean dairy SMEs aimed at adding value to whey through sustainable technologies and a scalable business model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-45671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-use-cases","tag-agriculture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}