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Future Crops for Food, Feed, Fiber and Fuel (4F CROPS)
Project
Project code: 212811
Contract period: 01.06.2008
- 31.05.2010
Budget: 875,077 Euro
Purpose of research: Networks and research co-ordination
Objective: As different sectors food, feed, fiber, and fuels compete for land, the yielding potential of the future non-food crops has to be as efficient as possible in order to minimize the competition for land. The main objective of the proposed 4F CROPS is to survey and analyse all the parameters that will play an important role in successful non-food cropping systems in the agriculture of EU27 alongside the existing food crop systems. The work will start (WP1) with the prediction of the future land use in short term (2020) and long term (2030), taking under consideration restrict factors for agriculture and the market demand for non-food crops.
The cropping possibilities (WP2) based on regional potential levels, ecology and climate will be determined. This group of non-food crops will be then subjected to a comparative cost analysis with conventional crops (WP3) for the same time framework. Socio-economic impacts, like farmers income, rural development, public development, and public acceptance will analyse. Then environmental implications will be assessed compared to their respective conventional products (fossil energy, conversional materials) (WP4).
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal nutrition
- Renewable Resources
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES - KAPE)