Agriculture and Fisheries (FAIR) including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development PROGRAMME OUTLINE Council Decision: Official Journal L 334 of 22.12.1994 Duration: 23.11.1994 - 31.12.1998 EU contribution: ECU 646.5 million (including up to 10% for SME) Aims: To promote and harmonize research in the major European primary production food and non-food sectors of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture and its links with the input and processing industries, together with the rural activities, the end-user and the consumer. Previous programmes: CAMAR, ECLAIR, FLAIR, FAR, FOREST, BIOMASS, AIR Areas of research Budget breakdown (%) Area 1: Integrated production and processing chains 1.1 The biomass and bioenergy chain 1.2 The "green" chemical and polymer chain 1.3 The forestry-wood chain 15 Area 2: Scaling-up and processing methodologies 2.1 Chemical and physical processes 2.2 Bioprocessing 2.3 Control systems 7 Area 3: Generic science and advanced technologies for nutritious foods 3.1 Consumer nutrition and well-being 3.2 New and optimized food materials and nutritious food products 3.3 Advanced and optimized technologies and processes 3.4 Generic food science 16 Area 4: Agriculture, forestry and rural development 4.1 Reformed CAP: optimization of methods, systems and primary production chains. Agriculture-environment interactions. Policy relevant economic analysis and impact assessment. 4.2 Quality policy 4.3 Diversification 4.4 Animal and plant health, animal welfare 4.5 Multifunctional management of forests 4.6 Rural development 4.7 Complementary activities by JRC in support of DG VI 37 Area 5: Fisheries and aquaculture 5.1 Impact of environmental factors on aquatic resources 5.2 Ecological impact of fisheries and aquaculture 5.3 Biology of species for optimization of aquaculture 5.4 Socio-economic aspects of the fishing industry 5.5 Improved methodology 17 Area 6: Objectives addressed by concertation 8 Horizontal activities Demonstration Ethical, legal and social aspects - ELSA Specific measures in support of SMEs Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Support for conferences, research training grants, studies Dissemination and optimization of results FAIR PROGRAMME | 08.02.2000