FP5 - Key Action 5 Sustainable agriculture fisheries and forestry, research results 1998 - 2006, FP5 Key Action 5

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Sustainable agriculture fisheries and forestry, research results 1998 - 2006, FP5 Key Action 5 EUR 22361, ISBN 92-79-02243-1, 2006, 630 pages.

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The overall purpose of this publication is to present the activities carried out under the Fifth RTD Framework Programme at a time when many of the projects had finished or were coming to an end. The work is presented in the forword by the Christian Patermann, Director of the Directorate rsponsible, as reproduced below.

Forword

Sustainable production and the prudent use of natural resources are critical objectives for the EU€s biological resources research programmes, and elements that are intrinsically linked to the overall quality of life of Europe€s citizens. An integrated approach, combining the latest advances in science, together with socio-economic and environmental factors is essential in ensuring responsible resource use. Maintaining the hard-won competitiveness of the European agriculture food forestry and fi sheries sector is a key objective helping both to protect jobs and to deploy resources effi ciently in the production of new and improved products while paying careful attention to their potential impact on the environment.

This catalogue of research results from key action 5 of the fi fth framework programme is a fascinating account of how the European research infrastructure have addressed these key objectives. It highlights and demonstrates how in the future the husbandry production and processing of our biological resources can be performed in a sustainable and rational manner. In total the 305 individual research projects and networks described herein involve nearly 3000 partners and correspond to a total research budget of nearly 0.8 billion € of which 0.5 billion was provide by the EU taxpayer.

This is not meant to be a fully comprehensive description of each projects result, it is rather a catalogue describing the individual projects and giving a short indication of what each project delivered with respect to the stated objectives.

A more detailed description can be obtained from the project website, the coordinator directly, or on request from the Commission. It should also be noted here that the actual impact of the projects funded under the separate sectors of the programme has already been addressed through a series of impact workshops held between 2003 and 2005. These reports contain an interesting account compiled by independent experts of the actual research impact of the EU funded projects. Copies of these reports are available on request.*

Through this catalogue of final results and the impact reports we thus present a technical audit of the research carried out under this programme and clear evidence of the high quality work that has been achieved accross many diverse sectors which utilise biological materials as a raw material.

Note *Copies of these FP5 reports have been included on this website and can be found within the publications section of the website, or by using the on-line search facility.

While many of the projects discussed in this catalogue appear on the BioMatNet website, the catalogue covers much more as information is available from all the sections of the key action that dealt specifically with research into developing knowledge and technologies for the sustainable production and exploitation of biological resources, covering the whole production chain, and taking into account the competitive international context and ways to adapt to the evolution of the common agricultural and fisheries policies, covering the following key areas of research.

• 5.1.1 Plant and Animal production systems Sustainable farm production systems including control and analysis, diversifi cation of production and activities, support to Community plant health policies including prevention prediction and protection against diseases and harmful organisms; Animal welfare and the prevention, control, eradication of animal diseases and zoonoses. The identifi cation and characterisation of the quality of agrofood products and agricultural farm-processed products and farm-processing technologies. The defi nition of parameters, specifi cations, methods, forms of organisation and technologies for total quality; organic farming systems; plant and animal breeding, including relevant application-oriented genome research, and the diversity of genetic resources.
• 5.1.2 Fisheries and aquaculture Support to integrated fi shery management linking resource conservation, means of capture, and interactions with ecosystems, market requirements and socioeconomic considerations. The identifi cation and characterisation of the quality of marine products and technologies including the development of new concepts for the sustainable use of marine and aquatic living resources. Sustainable aquaculture production systems with reduced impact on ecosystems and diversifi cation of cultivated species (both plant and animal); improvement of production techniques; genetic improvement; disease resistance and control.
• 5.2 Non-food products The exploitation of the biorefi nery concept and the integrated production chain method in order to develop Industrial products such as green chemicals, biopolymers and biofuels from biological resources.
• 5.3 Forest management and the Forest wood chain Developing multifunctional and sustainable management of forests combining quality production and new and improved technologies with conservation and environmental protection, including protection of forests soils and protection against natural hazards such as forest fi res. Diversifi cation including non-wood and recreational uses, and agro-sylvo-pastoral systems. Forests ecosystems biodiversity and genetic improvement. Developing strategies for sustainable management and multipurpose utilisation of forest resources and the forestry-wood chain where effi cient, environment-friendly processes and recycling technologies, high value-added and diversifi ed products accounting for market needs, and consumer requirements, will be addressed
• 5.4 Support to the Common Agriculture and Fish policies The aim is to support the sound implementation of the common agricultural and fi sheries policies and related activities. This research may also be useful to the Community in the context of international trade negotiations and of dispute settlements in the framework of WTO, in the area of agriculture. The aim is to provide support for Community regulations by prenormative research activities. prenormative research to provide the scientifi c basis for regulations in the context of the common agricultural and fi sheries policies.
• 5.5 Rural Development Analysis of changes under way, the relationships between the sectors involved and the factors infl uencing technological and socioeconomic changes. Multifunctional land use and landscape management as related to important ecosystems and habitats including cultural heritage; diversifi cation and job opportunities; development of the .integrated rural and fi shery development€ concept, with the elaboration of new models and tools, including for spatial planning and the improvement of the organisational capacity of local actors; support to follow-up and evaluate rural and coastal development.

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• Ciarán MANGAN / European Commission - DG Research Quality of Life Programme - Unit B1.2 / BELGIUM
• Piero VENTURI / European Commission - DG research Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food Research / BELGIUM