The interactive European network for industrial crops and their applications in the changing millennium IENICA - (QLRT-2000-00111)
Markets for non-food crop products are emerging, but development is hampered by uncoordinated efforts, lack of sector structure and produce specifications. End users are often unaware of the benefits and opportunities for non-food products. There has been much 'science push' but market orientation is now the key to success in this sector. This project ...
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ARABLE CROPS, NON-FOOD PRODUCTS
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Fish oil and meal replacement FORM - (QLRT-2001-00628)
A thematic network on Fish Oil and Meal Replacement, based on five existing European Union-funded programmes, will be formed. Four network meetings will be organised, and new research results will continuously be added, together with new information and informed comments, to an internet site. Whilst all projects represent important activities, there ...
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE, GENOMICS
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Proactive biobased cheese packaging BIOPACK - (QLRT-2000-00799)
Biopack is a new concept in food packaging. In the first instance, this new proactive packaging will be targeted at the problem of considerably improving the quality and safety of cheeses. Biopack will aim to be cost-competitive and a successful concept could help considerably to expand the market for hard and very hard cheeses, especially by providing ...
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ANIMALS
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Reduction of air emissions at kraft pulp mills REMPULP - (QLRT-1999-01105)
Kraft pulp mills produce air emissions, particularly nitrogen oxide emissions. This project will develop a deeper understanding of the formation and handling of NOx and other nitrogenous emissions at these mills. There will be detailed investigations of the formation, distribution and behaviour of different nitrogen compounds during the main sub-processes ...
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NON-FOOD PRODUCTS
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Efficient utilisation of forage maize by dairy cattle: Key plant parameters, genetic determinism, impact on milk production, Animal Behaviour and Environment SILEGENEQUA - (QLRT-2000-01262)
Forage maize is a pillar component of ruminant diets. It is particularly important in dairy cattle where, due to its high energetic value, maize silage has a unique ability to provide sufficient energy to sustain milk production, and it increases the efficiency of milk production by improving milk yield and quality. This project will contribute to ...
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ANIMALS, CEREALS, NON-FOOD PRODUCTS
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Margins along the European seafood value chain - Impact of the salmon industry on market structures SALMAR - (QLRT-1999-01346)
The introduction of farmed salmon on the European Union fish markets has coincided with major organisational changes within the value chain (the collapse of European fisheries, increase of foreign trade, rise of processing, concentration of the retailing sector, etc.). The EU-funded Salmar project (2000-2002) has investigated the extent to which the ...
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE, QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES AND MODELLING
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Marketing sustainable agriculture: An analysis of the potential role of new food supply chains in sustainable rural development SUS-CHAIN - (QLRT-2001-01349)
Food supply chains (FSCs) could enhance sustainable food production and rural development. This project will identify the critical points in FSCs, which currently constrain the further dissemination of sustainable production and recommend actions that are likely to enhance the prospects of sustainable food markets. In-depth case studies of FSCs in ...
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CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Women in fisheries and marineculture in Europe FEMMES - (QLRT-2001-01560)
The production of seafood products in all European coastal areas is dominated by family, artisan-based organisations. Though the role of women is significant in this type of organisation of production, it remains unrecognised for most of the time. In the 1990's, women's organisations and movements increased considerably in the fishing sector and throughout ...
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
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Novel tools for developing fusarium-resistant and toxin-free wheat for Europe FUCOMYR - (QLRT-2000-02044)
Fusarium fungi cause a great problem in the complete cereal food and feed chain because they contaminate the grain with mycotoxins, which cause serious illness and immuno-repression in humans and animals. This mycotoxin problem is the result of events at the start of the food chain, due to fungal infestation during crop growth, while the negative ...
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ANIMALS, CEREALS, ARABLE CROPS, CROP PESTS AND DISEASES, HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Improving sustainability of milk production systems in the European Union through increasing reliance on grazed pasture GRAZEMORE - (QLRT-2000-02111)
Milk production systems, based on a high reliance on grazed herbage, offer a number of economic, animal welfare and environmental benefits. In order to increase uptake of such systems within the European Union, this proposal brings together expertise from five Member States within the EU to develop and validate European grass growth and herbage intake ...
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ANIMALS, GRASSLAND, CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Quantitative trait loci affecting milk production: Mapping and utilisation for marker assisted selection in dairy and dual purpose cattle BOVMAS - (QLRT-2000-02379)
The proposal involves mapping the QTL affecting milk production and associated traits by selective DNA pooling. High resolution mapping will be carried out for some of the identified QTL, using selective recombinant genotyping within, and identical-by-descent mapping across the various populations. Allele frequency of QTL alleles, and marker haplotypes ...
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ANIMALS, GENOMICS, QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES AND MODELLING
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European information system for organic markets EISfom - (QLRT-2001-02400)
This project aims to develop a framework for statistics on organic food production, trade and consumption to meet market analysis needs, and the need of regulators and policy-makers to monitor this rapidly growing sector, including traceability issues and sustainability indicators. These aims will be achieved by reviewing existing data collection systems, ...
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CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Sustaining animal health and food safety in organic farming SAFO - (QLRT-2001-02541)
The organic farming sector has experienced a rapid growth over the past decades. This growth has raised the need to address food safety aspects in relation to animal health, the farm situation and the living conditions of animals. Furthermore, EU regulations need to be put into perspective when food safety is considered.
In principle, organic standards ...
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ARABLE CROPS
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Using genetics to improve the quality and safety of sheep products genesheepsafety - (QLRT-1999-30656)
The project addresses the safety and quality of food in the sheep production chain using genetics. The partners, with their expertise in milk and sheep, traits related to animal health and product quality, and genetics, will be brought together to share resources and results with the aim of creating a critical mass of researchers. The participation ...
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Supply chains linking food SMEs in Europe's lagging rural regions SUPPLIERS - (QLRT-1999-30841)
Small food enterprises in lagging rural regions (LRRs) of the European Union must develop efficient and effective supply-chains to contribute fully to the local economy and community. SUPPLIERS will research their business environment, including communications and information technology (C and IT), and members of their supply-chains through to the ...
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CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Implications of the introduction of automatic milking on dairy farms Automatic milking - (QLRT-1999-31006)
The proposal aims to integrate knowledge on, and develop solutions for, any adverse effects brought about by the introduction of automatic milking systems, which would be a major technological innovation in dairy farms in European Union Member States. The results of the project should facilitate the smooth introduction of automatic milking without ...
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ANIMALS
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Overcoming barriers to conversion to organic farming in the European Union through markets for conversion products CONVERSION - (QLRT-1999-31112)
The European Union currently imports substantial quantities of organic produce. Converting to organic agriculture is a risky decision for farmers, despite the support payments available. This project seeks to increase the conversion rate through the identification of existing constraints. Furthermore, in keeping with EU policy to encourage market mechanisms ...
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ANIMALS, ARABLE CROPS, HORTICULTURE, CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Organic marketing initiatives and rural development OMIaRD - (QLRT-1999-31124)
Organic Marketing Initiatives (OMIs) will be examined, at increasing levels of complexity, to determine guidelines for existing and potential OMIs, and related actors, for the development of successful marketing strategies. This will involve investigation of the performance of the OMIs themselves, their interaction with the communities and the overall ...
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ARABLE CROPS, CAP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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