TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FOOD SECTOR : CONSEQUEN CES OF AND ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FS2*0085

Project closed

Start date 1 March 1985

End date 30 June 1986

Funded under

• Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Roskilde University
Denmark

Objective

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES FROM FRAM TO CONSUMER INDICATING PARTICULARY THE SCOPE FOR PUBLIC INFLUENCE OF THE OUTCOME. THE RESEARCH IS BASED ON A LITERATURE REVIEW, INTERVIEWS WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE MILK INDUSTRY AND WORKSHPOS WITH DANISH CONSUMER GROUPS.

THE "REACTIVE" SCENARIO IS A PROJECTION BASED ON CURRENT AND EXPECTED FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MILK PRODUCTION AND DAIRY SCETORS. IT FOCUSSES ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES SUCH AS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. IT ALSO ANALYSES THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF FURTHER CHANGES IN EEC AGRICULTURAL POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO THE DAIRY SECTOR. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FORECAST DEVELOPMENTS ARE ANALYSED WITH REFERENCE TO CONSUMER RELATED ISSUES.

Programme(s)

• PRE-FAST 2 - Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987

Topic(s)

Data not available

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Roskilde University

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universitetsvej 1 ; 4000 Roskilde ; Denmark
• Total cost: No data