Food - Weapon of Conquest with food producers ordered to assist the war aims of the Nazi government. New uses for food products included fat as a component for high explosives, apples to be turned into synthetic fuel and milk made into lubricating oil. German scientists created other synthetic items include a soy substitute for meat, with the purpose of making the nation self-sufficient in food. In Italy, self-sufficiency in food is also a goal for the Fascist regime led by Benito Mussolini who attempted to re-establish Italy's former glory. His efforts to reinvigorate the nation began with a campaign to increase its population, necessitating
German Institute of Food Technologies where the value of the information becomes most visible. Many production plants are still not yet operating to their performance capabilities. There are many possibilities for process analysis to further improve the quality achieved so far. The "Lower Saxonian competency center for the food industry" (NieKE) is a network of cooperation between the German Institute of Food Technologies, "The Institute of Spatial Analysis and Planning in Areas of Intensive Agriculture" (ISPA) of the University of Vechta, DIALOG - "The Center for Transfer of Information and Technology" at the University of Oldenburg, "the Competency Center Functional Food" (KKF) and "The Research