SILVICULTURE, PHYSIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF SUBSTAINABLE SHORT ROTATION COPPICED TREE CROPS ON EX-AGRICULTURAL LAND IN EUROPE

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR31936

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1995

End date 31 December 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Total cost € 83 000,00

EU contribution € 83 000,00

Coordinated by

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY
United Kingdom

Objective

The concerted action is to review current research on short rotation coppice in order to develop a coordinated approach to future research. Particular emphasis will be placed on key silvicultural and physiological research needs, on analysis of existing yield data and on an investigation of economic implication for farmers.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › economics
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry › silviculture › coppicing
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › physiology
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 121 - Silvicultural planning and management

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Northern Research Station ; EH25 9SY ROSLIN-MIDLOTHIAN ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (10)

AEA Technology plc

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Harwell Laboratory ; OX11 0RA Didcot
• Total cost: No data

AFOCEL

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BRAIN SUR L'AUTHION
• Total cost: No data

Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Loughgall ; BT61 Armagh
• Total cost: No data

Forestry Commission

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Alice Holt Lodge Wrecclesham ; GU10 4LH Farnham
• Total cost: No data

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Centre de Recherche de Nancy Champenoux ; 54280 Seichamps
• Total cost: No data

NERC Institute of Terrestial Ecology

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: EH Edinburgh
• Total cost: No data

SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: UPPSALA
• Total cost: No data

Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: West Mains Road ; EH9 3JG Edinburgh
• Total cost: No data

TEAGASC

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DUBLIN
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDADE TECNICA DE LISBOA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LISBOA
• Total cost: No data