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OptiMIR: new tools for a more sustainable dairy sector. (OptiMIR)

Start date: Sep 24, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2015,

NWE produces 60% of the EU milk which represents 13% of the turnover of the food industry in EU-27. OptiMIR aims to improve the sustainability of the dairy sector by providing milk producers with tools enabling them to manage the cows fertility. feeding. health. pollutants. milk quality. etc. Milk records will be used in an innovative way: the entire MIR milk spectrum. including variations in its ...
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Social Farming Across Borders

Start date: Jul 31, 2011, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

The project will promote and deliver social farming services for access by disadvantaged groups within society in the eligible cross-border region. It will build human and social capacity of farm households and health care service providers in the border counties and Northern Ireland to provide sustainable and high quality services and enable service users to guide delivery of services through the ...
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Legume-supported cropping systems for Europe (Legume-Futures)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

This research will deliver knowledge and technology for the optimisation of the use of legumes in European agricultural systems and promote the partnerships needed to support the public policy outcomes sought. By integrating the Consortiums extensive set of existing field case studies, modelling and knowledge base, the project will test, validate and deliver novel cropping systems. This network of ...
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European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas (EDORA)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2010,

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the framework of the Agenda 2000 boosted the significance of rural development in this sector policy. Rural development, in line with the Lisbon/Gothenburg Strategy, is conceived to support job creation and economic growth in rural areas in a sustainable way. Against this backdrop, this project will provide evidence on the development opportunities o ...
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Systems of dairy production in the Atlantic Area (GREEN DAIRY)

Start date: Sep 30, 2003, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

...tnership members ✔ 11 scientific articles and 1 book: Humphreys J, Lawless A. (2006) A guide to the management of white clover in grassland, Moorepark ✔ 33 press articles (The Scottish farmer, Farmers Guardian, Cap élevage, Agriculture 44, Réussir Lait Elevage, Ouest France, Pastos, etc.) ✔ 1 television programme (Labranza, Televisión de Galicia) ✔ The partnerships members attended 6 European se ...
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Rural Business Information Exchange System - RUBIES (RUBIES)

Start date: Sep 14, 2003, End date: Sep 13, 2006,

With the rapid expansion of ICT and increased business use of the internet, rural (especially peripheral) SMEs should no longer be disadvantaged in the knowledge economy as they are able to access a wide variety of business information to generate knowledge. However, Rural SMEs often lack the skills and knowledge of ICT needed for sustainability and growth, while they also lack support for these s ...
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Developing Rural Woman's Entrepreneurship - Rural Business Women (Rural Business Women)

Start date: May 31, 2003, End date: May 29, 2006,

The aim of the project is to focus on the development of the inhabitants and entrepreneurs in rural areas, especially womens small-scale entrepreneurs and tourism businesses in Northern Peripheral areas. All partner areas have high rates of female unemployment in common, as well as poor infrastructure, depopulation and many natural resources. The main function of this transnational project is to s ...
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AGRIMARKET - Vocational Training in Agri-Marketing for Farmers, Wholesale and Retail Managers

The project objectives are to develop a new training programme in agri-marketing, focusing on alternative and non traditional crops, speciality and locally produced foods and branded production, farmer retail and wholesale markets and e-commerce, and to train trainers to deliver the training programme.
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Developing Teaching Materials and Quality Standards for a Network of MBA Programmes in 'Agribusiness Management'

This project will support an established European network of international Agribusiness MBA programmes, which currently provide training for practising managers and graduates in business management for the Agribusiness sector. It is felt that existing MBA programmes need to improve and expand their learning base to reflect EU enlargement and the challenges and opportunities that this represents to ...
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ROUTES - Access to Training via Mentor Supported Rural Learning Groups

This project addresses the need for improved access to training and learning materials in rural communities. In rural areas, significant gaps have been identified in the basic skills necessary for employment in the modern economy. Added to this, motivation for training is particularly low in communities suffering from exclusion from mainstream economic and social activity. A 'Learning Group Conc ...
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