House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Jun 2002 (pt 8)

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Research Projects

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what research projects sponsored and undertaken by her Department have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed in the last three months; [60385]

Margaret Beckett: The creation of DEFRA has brought together research, monitoring, surveillance and advisory programmes totalling in excess of £250 million annually. We are currently reviewing our science programmes and strategy following the recent appointment of a new Chief Scientific Adviser and in the light of the aims and objectives of the new Department.

Ozone-depleting Substances

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations her Department has made to the European Commission seeking the promotion of non-ozone depleting alternative refrigerants. [60880]

Mr. Meacher: The Department has not made any direct representations to the Commission on this issue. However, my officials meet regularly with counterparts from other EC member states and the European Commission to discuss issues arising from EC Regulation 2037–2000 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. They are taking an active part as members of the European Commission's "European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) Working Group Industry, Work Item Fluorinated Gases", which considers policies and

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measures on fluorinated gases such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to enable the European Community to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

On 23 October 2001, the Commission adopted the Communication on the implementation of the first phase of the ECCP. This includes a proposal to bring forward legislation designed to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, including HFCs, along the lines recommended in the report of the Working Group. The Environment Council, at its meeting of 12 December 2001, supported the Commission's proposal for legislative action.

The European Commission expects to publish a first draft of the legislation this Autumn. By implementing regulatory action on ozone depleting substances, as well as on HFCs which replace them in applications such as refrigeration, I anticipate a greater use of refrigerants which have no ozone-depleting potential and do not significantly contribute to climate change.

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department is taking to persuade the European Commission to accelerate the phase-out dates for ozone depleting substances. [60879]

Mr. Meacher: My officials meet regularly with counterparts from other EC member states and the European Commission to discuss issues arising from EC Regulation 2037–2000 which implements the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Together with the European Commission, the UK and other member states consider possible EC proposals for improving and strengthening the Protocol.

EC Regulation 2037–2000 already imposes on the UK and other member states significantly stricter controls on the production, sale and use of ozone-depleting substances than are required of other Parties to the Protocol. For example, the Regulation bans the use of CFCs in the servicing of existing equipment, where the Protocol only concerns itself with their production and supply to the market and imposes no use controls. Also, HCFCs are to be phased out under the Protocol by 2030, but under the Regulation they must be phased out by 2010 for newly-produced material and 2015 for recycled material.

Rural Economy

Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many income- deprived rural wards there were in England and Wales in the last 10 years; and what percentage of wards this was. [60862]

Alun Michael: Information on the percentage of people in receipt of means-tested benefits in rural wards in England is contained in the table.

Percentage of people in receipt of means-tested benefit Number of rural wards

Less than 5 102

5 to less than 10 1,271

10 to less than 15 1,317

15 to less than 20 753

20 to less than 25 338

25 to less than 30 168

30 to less than 40 123

40 or more 25

Percentage of people in receipt of means-tested benefit	Number of rural wards
Less than 5	102
5 to less than 10	1,271
10 to less than 15	1,317
15 to less than 20	753
20 to less than 25	338
25 to less than 30	168
30 to less than 40	123
40 or more	25

Notes:

1. Analysis of figures for Wales is a matter for the Welsh Assembly Government.

2. Information for other years is not readily available.

3. The benefits and the year to which the data relate are:

adults in income support households for 1998; children in income support households for 1998; adults in income based jobseeker's allowance households for 1998; children in income based jobseeker's allowance households for 1998; adults in family credit households for 1999; children in family credit households for 1999; adults in disability working allowance households for 1999; children in disability working allowance households for 1999; non-earning, non-IS pensioner and disabled council tax benefit recipients for 1998.

4. People in receipt of more than one means-tested benefit are counted only once.

5. There is no agreed percentage above which areas are defined as income-deprived. The table therefore gives the number of rural wards in each percentage band.

6. There is variation between areas in the extent to which people who are eligible claim means-tested benefits.

Sources:

Figures for numbers in receipt of benefits come from the Department for Work and Pensions and form the basis of the Index of Income Deprivation (a subset of the Index of Multiple Deprivation).

Classification of rural wards made by the Countryside Agency.

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Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many households in rural areas lived below the poverty line in each of the last 12 years, broken down by constituency. [60865]

Alun Michael: Information on the number of households below average income is not available for rural areas within each constituency. A table containing information on the percentage of people in receipt of means-tested benefit in rural wards in each constituency will be placed in the House of Commons Library.

Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to allocate additional funds for young people through (a) specific grants and (b) the revenue support grant to rural local authorities. [61174]

Alun Michael: We work closely across Government to ensure that policies for children and young people take into account particular rural issues rather than allocating separate funds through such grant mechanisms. Both Sure Start and Connexions are good examples of Government programmes where the identification of specific rural needs have led to the policies being developed in ways that help meet those needs.

Funding

Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many projects were funded and what amount of funding was given by her Department and its predecessor to research on disease mechanisms, broken down by category, in each of the last 10 years. [61171]

Mr. Morley [holding answer 13 June 2002]: The level of DEFRA/MAFF funded research into veterinary science has increased from £20.7 million to £37.5 million per annum over the past ten years, 1992–93 to 2001–02 inclusive. The number of projects funded is relatively constant with 281 funded in 1992–92 and 294 in 2001–02.

A summary of the number of projects and annual costs broken down by disease category is as follows.

DEFRA/MAFF funded veterinary research

SE⁽⁷⁾ (£) FBZ⁽⁸⁾ (£) TB⁽⁹⁾ (£) Welfare⁽¹⁰⁾ (£) TSEs⁽¹¹⁾ (£) Endemics⁽¹²⁾ (£) Vetmed⁽¹³⁾ (£) Total spend (£) Total no. of projects

1992–93 2,534,312 1,314,202 922,200 5,047,372 5,700,000 4,238,000 1,011,000 20,767,086 281

1993–94 3,655,164 1,613,991 1,071,544 4,829,620 6,200,000 4,805,000 1,151,000 23,326,319 284

1994–95 4,426,804 1,712,476 1,286,560 4,228,202 5,800,000 3,960,771 1,689,424 23,104,237 267

1995–96 4,189,123 1,908,169 1,484,286 4,255,462 5,600,000 3,892,278 1,712,758 23,042,076 274

1996–97 3,997,814 1,920,323 1,692,981 4,200,706 6,800,000 3,995,019 1,837,397 24,444,240 277

1997–98 3,650,299 1,993,241 1,719,387 4,078,745 10,100,000 3,785,207 1,804,333 27,140,212 299

1998–99 3,549,670 1,743,123 2,541,005 3,654,758 12,651,000 3,760,415 1,809,258 29,709,229 279

1999–2000 3,803,981 3,023,709 4,114,066 3,361,174 15,068,000 3,315,959 1,439,685 34,126,574 308

2000–01 3,746,853 3,528,362 5,265,709 3,714,391 13,284,000 3,127,310 1,576,388 34,243,013 301

2001–02 3,864,687 3,348,476 6,112,005 3,208,878 16,243,407 2,967,958 1,831,383 37,576,794 294

	SE⁽⁷⁾ (£)	FBZ⁽⁸⁾ (£)	TB⁽⁹⁾ (£)	Welfare⁽¹⁰⁾ (£)	TSEs⁽¹¹⁾ (£)	Endemics⁽¹²⁾ (£)	Vetmed⁽¹³⁾ (£)	Total spend (£)	Total no. of projects
1992–93	2,534,312	1,314,202	922,200	5,047,372	5,700,000	4,238,000	1,011,000	20,767,086	281
1993–94	3,655,164	1,613,991	1,071,544	4,829,620	6,200,000	4,805,000	1,151,000	23,326,319	284
1994–95	4,426,804	1,712,476	1,286,560	4,228,202	5,800,000	3,960,771	1,689,424	23,104,237	267
1995–96	4,189,123	1,908,169	1,484,286	4,255,462	5,600,000	3,892,278	1,712,758	23,042,076	274
1996–97	3,997,814	1,920,323	1,692,981	4,200,706	6,800,000	3,995,019	1,837,397	24,444,240	277
1997–98	3,650,299	1,993,241	1,719,387	4,078,745	10,100,000	3,785,207	1,804,333	27,140,212	299
1998–99	3,549,670	1,743,123	2,541,005	3,654,758	12,651,000	3,760,415	1,809,258	29,709,229	279
1999–2000	3,803,981	3,023,709	4,114,066	3,361,174	15,068,000	3,315,959	1,439,685	34,126,574	308
2000–01	3,746,853	3,528,362	5,265,709	3,714,391	13,284,000	3,127,310	1,576,388	34,243,013	301
2001–02	3,864,687	3,348,476	6,112,005	3,208,878	16,243,407	2,967,958	1,831,383	37,576,794	294

⁽⁷⁾ Statutory and exotic diseases

⁽⁸⁾ Food borne zoonoses

⁽⁹⁾ Bovine tuberculosis

⁽¹⁰⁾ Animal welfare

⁽¹¹⁾ Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

⁽¹²⁾ Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease

⁽¹³⁾ Veterinary medicines

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Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what level of funding was provided by her Department and its predecessor to veterinary science research, broken down by category, in (a) cash and (b) at constant prices in each of the last 10 years. [61193]

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Mr. Morley [holding answer 13 June 2002]: The level of funding into veterinary science research provided by DEFRA/MAFF over the last 10 years is provided in the table. This has increased from £20.7 million to £37.5 million per annum over the past 10 years, 1992–93 to 2001–02 inclusive.

DEFRA/MAFF funded veterinary research

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

SE⁽¹⁴⁾ 2,534,312 3,655,164 4,426,804 4,189,123 3,997,184 3,650,299 3,549,670 3,803,981 3,746,853 3,864,687

FBZ⁽¹⁵⁾ 1,314,202 1,613,991 1,712,476 1,908,169 1,920,323 1,993,241 1,743,123 3,023,709 3,528,362 3,348,476

TB⁽¹⁶⁾ 922,200 1,071,544 1,286,560 1,484,286 1,692,981 1,719,387 2,541,005 4,114,066 5,265,709 6,112,005

Welfare⁽¹⁷⁾ 5,047,372 4,829,620 4,228,202 4,255,462 4,200,706 4,087,745 3,654,758 3,361,174 3,714,391 3,208,878

TSEs⁽¹⁸⁾ 5,700,000 6,200,000 5,800,000 5,600,000 6,800,000 10,100,000 12,651,000 15,068,000 13,284,000 16,243,407

Endemics⁽¹⁹⁾ 4,238,000 4,805,000 3,960,771 3,892,278 3,995,019 3,785,207 3,760,415 3,315,959 3,127,310 2,967,958

Vetmed⁽²⁰⁾ 1,011,000 1,151,000 1,689,424 1,712,758 1,837,397 1,804,333 1,809,258 1,439,685 1,576,388 1,831,383

Total spend 20,767,086 23,326,319 23,104,237 23,042,076 24,444,240 27,140,212 29,709,229 34,126,574 34,243,013 37,576,794

Total number of projects 281 284 267 274 277 299 279 308 301 294

	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02
SE⁽¹⁴⁾	2,534,312	3,655,164	4,426,804	4,189,123	3,997,184	3,650,299	3,549,670	3,803,981	3,746,853	3,864,687
FBZ⁽¹⁵⁾	1,314,202	1,613,991	1,712,476	1,908,169	1,920,323	1,993,241	1,743,123	3,023,709	3,528,362	3,348,476
TB⁽¹⁶⁾	922,200	1,071,544	1,286,560	1,484,286	1,692,981	1,719,387	2,541,005	4,114,066	5,265,709	6,112,005
Welfare⁽¹⁷⁾	5,047,372	4,829,620	4,228,202	4,255,462	4,200,706	4,087,745	3,654,758	3,361,174	3,714,391	3,208,878
TSEs⁽¹⁸⁾	5,700,000	6,200,000	5,800,000	5,600,000	6,800,000	10,100,000	12,651,000	15,068,000	13,284,000	16,243,407
Endemics⁽¹⁹⁾	4,238,000	4,805,000	3,960,771	3,892,278	3,995,019	3,785,207	3,760,415	3,315,959	3,127,310	2,967,958
Vetmed⁽²⁰⁾	1,011,000	1,151,000	1,689,424	1,712,758	1,837,397	1,804,333	1,809,258	1,439,685	1,576,388	1,831,383
Total spend	20,767,086	23,326,319	23,104,237	23,042,076	24,444,240	27,140,212	29,709,229	34,126,574	34,243,013	37,576,794
Total number of projects	281	284	267	274	277	299	279	308	301	294

⁽¹⁴⁾ Statutory and exotic diseases

⁽¹⁵⁾ Food borne zoonoses

⁽¹⁶⁾ Bovine tuberculosis

⁽¹⁷⁾ Animal welfare

⁽¹⁸⁾ Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

⁽¹⁹⁾ Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease

⁽²⁰⁾ Veterinary medicines

Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what initiatives, broken down by category and amount, have received Agriculture Development Scheme funding over the last two years. [61176]

Mr. Morley [holding answer 18 June 2002]: There have been three rounds of the Agriculture Development Scheme. For reasons of commercial confidentiality the amounts of individual awards are not published. The successful projects and the sectors to which they relate are listed below. A total of £7 million has been awarded: £2 million on 2 February 2000, £3 million on 14 August 2000 and a further £2 million on 18 February 2002.

First round: £2 million of awards announced 2 February 2000

Sector Lead organisation Project

Pigs Assured British Meat National assurance database information and administration system (pigs module)

Pigs Assured British Meat ABM Assured British Pigs Scheme data merger

Pigs BOCM Pauls Ltd. Maximising pig carcase value

Pigs/organic Eastbrook Farm Organic Meats Ltd. Growing the organic pigmeat market from a UK production base

Pigs Food Trak plc Traceability in the pig meat supply chain

Pigs JSR Farms Ltd. Integrated pig meat supply initiative

Pigs Ladies In Pigs A catering colleges initiative to secure the future for British pigmeat in catering

Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Project 2: improving supply chain communications

Pigs National Pig Association A risk management initiative for the UK pig industry

Pigs United Pig Marketing A shared IT and information system for UPM and its supply chain partners

Pigs University of Aberdeen A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology

Beef Glendale Beef Producers Glendale Beef Producers initiative

Beef/dairy Warwickshire Quality Calves Improving the value of beef calves from the dairy herd

Dairy National Milk Records plc Proposal for a south-west dairy information network

Dairy/organic Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Design and initial implementation of a novel technology transfer and quality management system on organic dairy farms

Dairy/speciality Business Link Bradford and District Feasibility study into potential for a yoghurt production facility for the Asian community

Eggs British Free Range Egg Producers Association British Free Range Egg Marketing Company Ltd.

Sheep British Sheep Dairying Association Implementation of structural development of the sheep dairy sector

Sheep/speciality Business Link Bradford and District New routes to new markets—investigation into ways of making better use of sheepmeat products to the benefit of producers

Wild Boar The British Wild Boar Association To improve collaborative marketing activity between primary and secondary producers of British farmed wild boar

Livestock general Assured British Meat Multiple retail caterers—food safety assurance module

Livestock general Assured British Meat Assurance chain—focus farms

Livestock general/ regional/speciality Assured British Meat Assurance and food heritage

Livestock general Farmway Ltd. Marketing co-operatively produced branded pork, beef and lamb through 'Farmway' co-operative stores: a feasibility study

Livestock general Harper Adams University College Building regional enterprise and agricultural competitiveness through IT (Breakthrough-IT)

Livestock general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Improving farmers' efficiency and returns by directing them to market led, added value marketing schemes

Livestock general South East Primestock Producers (SEPP) Ltd. A plan for regional growth and farmer

Livestock general/ organic/speciality Humane Slaughter Association Mobile slaughter unit 2000

Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to influence structural change in the landscape supply chain to build value in the soft landscape market

Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to extend the HTA nursery certification scheme to include the inspection and supply of local provenance

Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to develop a greater understanding of the supply chain within the nurserystock sector

Onions British Onion Producers Organisation Sector analysis of the onion market

Potatoes Hereward Growers Collaborative marketing initiative

Soft fruit Advanced Marketing Services Ltd. Soft fruit development for category management

Soft fruit The Berryworld Producers' Organisation Ltd. Development of an integrated traceability system for the soft fruit industry

Tomatoes Tomato Growers Association Investigation into the development of an integrated quality management system for the British tomato industry

Top fruit Fruition Group Ltd. Rationalisation: the basis of a full category player

Horticulture general Checkmate International Benchmarking services for the EUREP GAP framework

Horticulture general Institute of Grocery Distribution Benchmarking the industry

Combinable crops Samuel Rose Ltd. Promoting vertical integration through farmer collaboration in agricultural supply chains

Combinable crops United Grain Producers The Marlborough Group (working together to improve farm incomes)

Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Together to market

Direct selling Farm Retail Association Red and green box scheme feasibility study

Viticulture The Magpie Consultancy Formation of a collaborative marketing company owned by producers and devoted to the marketing development of the wines and vineyards of England

Trout Longford Estate Co-ordinated approach to trout marketing

General Plunkett Foundation Increasing competitiveness in the farmer controlled business sector through the use of best practice benchmarking

General Lantra Increasing the competitiveness of the land based sector

Sector	Lead organisation	Project
Pigs	Assured British Meat	National assurance database information and administration system (pigs module)
Pigs	Assured British Meat	ABM Assured British Pigs Scheme data merger
Pigs	BOCM Pauls Ltd.	Maximising pig carcase value
Pigs/organic	Eastbrook Farm Organic Meats Ltd.	Growing the organic pigmeat market from a UK production base
Pigs	Food Trak plc	Traceability in the pig meat supply chain
Pigs	JSR Farms Ltd.	Integrated pig meat supply initiative
Pigs	Ladies In Pigs	A catering colleges initiative to secure the future for British pigmeat in catering
Pigs	Meat and Livestock Commission	Project 2: improving supply chain communications
Pigs	National Pig Association	A risk management initiative for the UK pig industry
Pigs	United Pig Marketing	A shared IT and information system for UPM and its supply chain partners
Pigs	University of Aberdeen	A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology
Beef	Glendale Beef Producers	Glendale Beef Producers initiative
Beef/dairy	Warwickshire Quality Calves	Improving the value of beef calves from the dairy herd
Dairy	National Milk Records plc	Proposal for a south-west dairy information network
Dairy/organic	Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative	Design and initial implementation of a novel technology transfer and quality management system on organic dairy farms
Dairy/speciality	Business Link Bradford and District	Feasibility study into potential for a yoghurt production facility for the Asian community
Eggs	British Free Range Egg Producers Association	British Free Range Egg Marketing Company Ltd.
Sheep	British Sheep Dairying Association	Implementation of structural development of the sheep dairy sector
Sheep/speciality	Business Link Bradford and District	New routes to new markets—investigation into ways of making better use of sheepmeat products to the benefit of producers
Wild Boar	The British Wild Boar Association	To improve collaborative marketing activity between primary and secondary producers of British farmed wild boar
Livestock general	Assured British Meat	Multiple retail caterers—food safety assurance module
Livestock general	Assured British Meat	Assurance chain—focus farms
Livestock general/ regional/speciality	Assured British Meat	Assurance and food heritage
Livestock general	Farmway Ltd.	Marketing co-operatively produced branded pork, beef and lamb through 'Farmway' co-operative stores: a feasibility study
Livestock general	Harper Adams University College	Building regional enterprise and agricultural competitiveness through IT (Breakthrough-IT)
Livestock general	Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd.	Improving farmers' efficiency and returns by directing them to market led, added value marketing schemes
Livestock general	South East Primestock Producers (SEPP) Ltd.	A plan for regional growth and farmer
Livestock general/ organic/speciality	Humane Slaughter Association	Mobile slaughter unit 2000
Nursery stock	Horticultural Trades Association	A project to influence structural change in the landscape supply chain to build value in the soft landscape market
Nursery stock	Horticultural Trades Association	A project to extend the HTA nursery certification scheme to include the inspection and supply of local provenance
Nursery stock	Horticultural Trades Association	A project to develop a greater understanding of the supply chain within the nurserystock sector
Onions	British Onion Producers Organisation	Sector analysis of the onion market
Potatoes	Hereward Growers	Collaborative marketing initiative
Soft fruit	Advanced Marketing Services Ltd.	Soft fruit development for category management
Soft fruit	The Berryworld Producers' Organisation Ltd.	Development of an integrated traceability system for the soft fruit industry
Tomatoes	Tomato Growers Association	Investigation into the development of an integrated quality management system for the British tomato industry
Top fruit	Fruition Group Ltd.	Rationalisation: the basis of a full category player
Horticulture general	Checkmate International	Benchmarking services for the EUREP GAP framework
Horticulture general	Institute of Grocery Distribution	Benchmarking the industry
Combinable crops	Samuel Rose Ltd.	Promoting vertical integration through farmer collaboration in agricultural supply chains
Combinable crops	United Grain Producers	The Marlborough Group (working together to improve farm incomes)
Farmers' markets	National Association of Farmers Markets	Together to market
Direct selling	Farm Retail Association	Red and green box scheme feasibility study
Viticulture	The Magpie Consultancy	Formation of a collaborative marketing company owned by producers and devoted to the marketing development of the wines and vineyards of England
Trout	Longford Estate	Co-ordinated approach to trout marketing
General	Plunkett Foundation	Increasing competitiveness in the farmer controlled business sector through the use of best practice benchmarking
General	Lantra	Increasing the competitiveness of the land based sector

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Second round: £3 million of awards announced 14 August 2000

Sector Lead organisation Project

Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. Stabiliser suckler beef dam line—accelerated multiplication and selection

Beef Mole Valley Farmers Ltd. The Pilgrim Beef Project

Dairy National Dairy Farm Assurance Scheme Ltd. Re-assuring the milk supply chain

Eggs British Free Range Egg Marketing Ltd. Establishment of an internet based free range and organic egg inter-trading system in co-operation with Freedom Food Egg Guarantee Scheme (EGS)

Eggs United Kingdom Egg Producers Association Ltd. Enriched cages—impact on future market strategy for independent poultry producers in the UK

Pigs British Pig Association Collaborative market research, benchmarking and marketing to increase sales of 'pedigree pork'

Pigs Cotswold Pig and Development Company Ltd. To manage the pig supply chain by introducing new business practices that increase the level of collaborative marketing

Pigs Dalehead Foods Ltd. Design and development of an e-supply chain

Pigs Environment Agency Wessex Outdoor Pig Partnership

Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Collaborative Catering Pork Proposal

Pigs University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology

Poultrymeat—organic Sheepdrove Organic Farm The Sheepdrove Organic Poultry Producer Group

Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Uplands Sheep Strategy—To improve the financial viability of hill sheep producers, by increasing the number of lambs meeting market requirements

Sheep Messrs. Dixon The Scrapie Resistant Swaledale Sheep Project

Veal Anglo Dutch Meats (Charing) Ltd. UK welfare friendly veal production for export under DBES

Veal Rose Veal UK Ltd. (Phase 2) Natural fed, freedom reared, welfare friendly, British veal

Venison British Deer Farmers Association Farmed Venison Production: Improving efficiency and standards in the supply chain by streamlining best practice transfer

Livestock—general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Provision of specialist advice to pig producers; added value markets for beef and lamb.

Livestock—general Rare Breeds Survival Trust Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme (TBMMS)

Cereals Glencore Grain UK Ltd. Use of an internet tool to improve profitability of cereal production

Cereals National Institute of Agricultural Botany Benchmarking the market focus of the UK cereal producing sector

Cereals United Grain Producers Ltd. Improving the market awareness and competitive position of "Farmer Controlled Businesses" in the development and marketing of combinable crops

Top fruit English Apples and Pears Creation and validation of a maturity index for English dessert apples and pears

Ornamentals EUROGRO Workshops and training seminars under the agricultural development scheme second bidding round

Industrial crops British Biogen National Scheme For Energy Crop Marketing and Development

Fish British Trout Association Economic impact assessment of the UK trout industry

Other First Honey Co-operative Collaborative marketing of British honey; an initiative by First Honey Co-operative

General Assured Food Standards Developing the definitive authority for farm and food assurance

Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Marketing for Markets

General National Farmers Union London Improving competitiveness, building a better understanding of the food supply chain among farmers, growers and directors of FCBs.

Collaborative marketing Plunkett Foundation Collaborative Marketing—working together for profit

Sector	Lead organisation	Project
Beef	Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd.	Stabiliser suckler beef dam line—accelerated multiplication and selection
Beef	Mole Valley Farmers Ltd.	The Pilgrim Beef Project
Dairy	National Dairy Farm Assurance Scheme Ltd.	Re-assuring the milk supply chain
Eggs	British Free Range Egg Marketing Ltd.	Establishment of an internet based free range and organic egg inter-trading system in co-operation with Freedom Food Egg Guarantee Scheme (EGS)
Eggs	United Kingdom Egg Producers Association Ltd.	Enriched cages—impact on future market strategy for independent poultry producers in the UK
Pigs	British Pig Association	Collaborative market research, benchmarking and marketing to increase sales of 'pedigree pork'
Pigs	Cotswold Pig and Development Company Ltd.	To manage the pig supply chain by introducing new business practices that increase the level of collaborative marketing
Pigs	Dalehead Foods Ltd.	Design and development of an e-supply chain
Pigs	Environment Agency	Wessex Outdoor Pig Partnership
Pigs	Meat and Livestock Commission	Collaborative Catering Pork Proposal
Pigs	University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology
Poultrymeat—organic	Sheepdrove Organic Farm	The Sheepdrove Organic Poultry Producer Group
Sheep	Meat and Livestock Commission	Northern Uplands Sheep Strategy—To improve the financial viability of hill sheep producers, by increasing the number of lambs meeting market requirements
Sheep	Messrs. Dixon	The Scrapie Resistant Swaledale Sheep Project
Veal	Anglo Dutch Meats (Charing) Ltd.	UK welfare friendly veal production for export under DBES
Veal	Rose Veal UK Ltd.	(Phase 2) Natural fed, freedom reared, welfare friendly, British veal
Venison	British Deer Farmers Association	Farmed Venison Production: Improving efficiency and standards in the supply chain by streamlining best practice transfer
Livestock—general	Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd.	Provision of specialist advice to pig producers; added value markets for beef and lamb.
Livestock—general	Rare Breeds Survival Trust	Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme (TBMMS)
Cereals	Glencore Grain UK Ltd.	Use of an internet tool to improve profitability of cereal production
Cereals	National Institute of Agricultural Botany	Benchmarking the market focus of the UK cereal producing sector
Cereals	United Grain Producers Ltd.	Improving the market awareness and competitive position of "Farmer Controlled Businesses" in the development and marketing of combinable crops
Top fruit	English Apples and Pears	Creation and validation of a maturity index for English dessert apples and pears
Ornamentals	EUROGRO	Workshops and training seminars under the agricultural development scheme second bidding round
Industrial crops	British Biogen	National Scheme For Energy Crop Marketing and Development
Fish	British Trout Association	Economic impact assessment of the UK trout industry
Other	First Honey Co-operative	Collaborative marketing of British honey; an initiative by First Honey Co-operative
General	Assured Food Standards	Developing the definitive authority for farm and food assurance
Farmers' markets	National Association of Farmers Markets	Marketing for Markets
General	National Farmers Union London	Improving competitiveness, building a better understanding of the food supply chain among farmers, growers and directors of FCBs.
Collaborative marketing	Plunkett Foundation	Collaborative Marketing—working together for profit

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Third round: £2 million of awards announced 18 February 2002

Sector Lead organisation Project

Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. and Paragon Beef Genetic Services—a joint venture to enable central embryo transfer provision and maximum stabiliser multiplication rates.

Beef Swindells Livestock Ltd. and Dickens Partnership The production of quality beef from intensive vegetable production by-products, dairy calves, a by-product of the dairy industry and the investigating of marketing alternatives for this product using non-traditional market systems

Beef/dairy Meadow Quality Ltd. Facilitating integrated collaborative marketing; integrated suckler-cow beef supply chains; and enabling dairy farmers and rearers to be involved partners in improved English beef production.

Beef/dairy UK Sire Services Ltd. Promotion of the English beef and dairy gene pool

Dairy Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and Plunkett Foundation Strengthening the competitiveness of English milk groups—improved corporate governance through farmer-director development.

Pigs PIC UK Ltd. on behalf of QSC Farmer Group QSC—quality supply chain

Pigs Porcofram Marketing Future marketing and production strategies

Sheep British Charollais Sheep Society To establish a central body, which acts as the main link between ram breeders, prime lamb producers, abattoirs, meat processors, retailers and consumers and lead to the consumption of improved quality lamb from farms, which are selected by consumers.

Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Upland Sheep Strategy—Phase 2

Livestock/general Freedom Food Freedom Food Direct: A new model for animal agriculture.

Livestock/general Oxlot Ltd. 21st century Livestock Marketing: Live real time on line market auction.

General/regional food South West Regional Food and Drink Group South West Food Plus—a pilot model for a regional food trade organisation.

General Farmers First plc The establishment of Aria foods and the introduction of meat chips into the UK Market.

General Model Farm Society Model farm society

General Royal Agricultural Society of England Farmer controlled businesses: raising the game

Sector	Lead organisation	Project
Beef	Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. and Paragon	Beef Genetic Services—a joint venture to enable central embryo transfer provision and maximum stabiliser multiplication rates.
Beef	Swindells Livestock Ltd. and Dickens Partnership	The production of quality beef from intensive vegetable production by-products, dairy calves, a by-product of the dairy industry and the investigating of marketing alternatives for this product using non-traditional market systems
Beef/dairy	Meadow Quality Ltd.	Facilitating integrated collaborative marketing; integrated suckler-cow beef supply chains; and enabling dairy farmers and rearers to be involved partners in improved English beef production.
Beef/dairy	UK Sire Services Ltd.	Promotion of the English beef and dairy gene pool
Dairy	Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and Plunkett Foundation	Strengthening the competitiveness of English milk groups—improved corporate governance through farmer-director development.
Pigs	PIC UK Ltd. on behalf of QSC Farmer Group	QSC—quality supply chain
Pigs	Porcofram Marketing	Future marketing and production strategies
Sheep	British Charollais Sheep Society	To establish a central body, which acts as the main link between ram breeders, prime lamb producers, abattoirs, meat processors, retailers and consumers and lead to the consumption of improved quality lamb from farms, which are selected by consumers.
Sheep	Meat and Livestock Commission	Northern Upland Sheep Strategy—Phase 2
Livestock/general	Freedom Food	Freedom Food Direct: A new model for animal agriculture.
Livestock/general	Oxlot Ltd.	21st century Livestock Marketing: Live real time on line market auction.
General/regional food	South West Regional Food and Drink Group	South West Food Plus—a pilot model for a regional food trade organisation.
General	Farmers First plc	The establishment of Aria foods and the introduction of meat chips into the UK Market.
General	Model Farm Society	Model farm society
General	Royal Agricultural Society of England	Farmer controlled businesses: raising the game

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