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Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry
ICPA Bucharest |
Research Collaboration Interest
in the Key Action of the EC's Fifth Framework Programme
"Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry,
including integrated development of rural areas"
(Specific Programme "Quality of life and management of living resources")
New and/or improved systems of production and exploitation in agriculture
(sustainable management of resources, etc):
- sustainable farm production systems and methods and corresponding ex-ante and ex-post control and analysis;
- diversification of production and activities;
- support to Community policies on plant health (prevention prediction, protection;
- definition of parameters, specifications, methods, forms of organisation and technologies for total quality;
- organic farming systems;
- support to integrated fishery management linking resource conservation, interactions with ecosystems;
- sustainable aquaculture production systems with the reduction of impact on ecosystems;
- forests ecosystems biodiversity and protection of forests soils;
- efficient, environment-friendly processes and recycling technologies.
Support for common policies
(methods of control, surveillance and protection to support the implementation of the agricultural and fisheries policies, regulations and standards):
- reliable, transparent and cost-effective methods of monitoring, assessment and control;
- prenormative research to provide the scientific basis for regulations in the context of the common agricultural and fisheries policies.
New tools and models for the integrated and sustainable development of rural and other relevant areas:
- analysis of the situation and changes under way, taking into account the relationships between all the sectors involved and the factors influencing technological and socio-economic changes;
- diversification and job opportunities;
- development of the "integrated rural and fishery development" concept, with the investigation of potentials and constraints, 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 evaluation of rural and coastal development programmes and policies with tools to monitor, assess and forecast socio-economic and environmental benefit.