Objective
The proposed INTEGRATED PROJECT (IP) aims to improve QUALITY, ensure SAFETYand REDUCE COST along the organic and "low input" food SUPPLY CHAINS through research, dissemination and training activities. It focuses on increasing VALUE to both CONSUMERS and PRODUCERS and on supporting the development of REALISITC BUSINESS PLANS for all components of the food chain, using a FORK TO FARM approach. The proposed project has 4 MAIN OBJECTIVES: 1. To IDENTIFY CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS, perceptions and actual BUYING BEHAVIOURS towards organic and "low input" foods to enable such farming systems to be developed "in tune" with consumer expectations, using a range of consumer surveys/test marketing methodologies (7% of project effort). 2. To QUANTIFY the IMPACT of current organic and "low input" MANAGEMENT PRACTICES on the nutritional, sensory, microbiological and toxicological QUALITY/SAFETY of foods, using multi-factorial field trials and food analytical & nutritional experiments/surveys (30% of effort). 3. To DEVELOP novel strategies/TECHNOLOGIES which improve the QUALITY, ensure SAFETY and reduce production COST throughout the organic and "low input" food supply chains. This will be achieved by a combination of laboratory and field research, including "FARMER PARTICIPATORY" approaches and will be facilitated through involvement of 10 industry partner (6 SMEs) representing primary production, processing, marketing, services and quality assurance businesses (55% of effort). 4. To IDENTIFY SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS of project innovations and efficiently DISSEMINATE project results and provide TRAINING opportunities to user and stakeholder groups and junior scientists (8% of effort).
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protection
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
Call for proposal
FP6-2002-FOOD-1
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
IP - Integrated ProjectCoordinator
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
United Kingdom
See on map
Participants (34)
FRICK
See on map
AARHUS C
See on map
WAGENINGEN
See on map
KASSEL
See on map
GLOUCESTER
See on map
ABERYSTWYTH
See on map
DRIEBERGEN
See on map
BOLOGNA
See on map
PARIS
See on map
WARSZAWA
See on map
VIENNA
See on map
VILA REAL
See on map
IRAKLIO/CRETE
See on map
PRAHA 6
See on map
RAMAT GAN
See on map
HELSINKI
See on map
ANKARA
See on map
BONN
See on map
See on map
See on map
STUTTGART
See on map
ANCONA
See on map
BOLOGNA
See on map
BENINGTON
See on map
See on map
NOVARA
See on map
STAMFORDHAM
See on map
BENNEKOM
See on map
BERN
See on map
PARIS
See on map
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
See on map
GROBBEEREN
See on map
LYON
See on map
QUART (AOSTA)
See on map