Conference of University Rectors in Ireland : University Collaboration Agriculture

Agriculture

Universities Involved	Trinity College Dublin National University of Ireland, Maynooth University College Cork Queen's University Belfast
Department(s)	Agribusiness
Other Universities	University of Missouri
Project Title / Description	Analysis of the Impact of the Agri-Food sector of Changes in Policies and Markets The objective is to bring together expertise in Ireland (North & South) and America to reassess the impact on the agriculture sector of the changes in policies and markets that may occur over the next ten years. An ecometric model of the agrifood sector will be built for use in analysing and projecting the impact of policy and other changes on farm incomes, product consumption and government costs, and on the market prospects for leading farm products and agricultural inputs. This model will be used to develop scenarios for the future and estimating how they will affect the sector. The forward planning capabilities of policy makers in the public and private sector will be strengthened by having ready access to more systematic information on the impacts of the policy and other changes.
Funding Bodies	EU Structural Funds International Fund for Ireland Private Sector coordinated by the Irish Farmer's Journal
Contacts	Prof. Seamus J Sheehy Tel + 353 1 706 7763	Dr Maurice Roche Tel + 353 1 708 3786 mroche@ailm.may.ie	Dr Michael Keane Tel + 353 21 902132 m.keane@ucc.ie
	Dr Joan Moss Tel 048 902 255212 joan.moss@dani.gov.uk	Prof. Alan Matthews Tel + 353 1 608 1069 alan.matthews@tcd.ie	Dr Pat Westhoff Tel 057 38 824647 westhoffp@misssouri.edu
Business Involvement	Matthew Dempsey, Irish Farmer's Journal Tel + 353 1 450 1166 mdempsey@farmersjournal.ie Dr Brendan Riordan, Teagasc Tel + 353 1 6376103 faprii@hg.teagasc.ie

Universities Involved	University College Dublin Queen's University Belfast
Project Title / Description	The Centre for Innovation in Biotechnology (CIB) was established in January 1995 to develop an allIreland biotechnology infrastructure. It comprised Strategic and Research Programmes the Mushroom Demonstration Project falling into the latter category. This project linked the Mushroom Research Group of the National Agricultural and Veterinary Biotechnology centre (BRI), at University College Dublin, with Researchers in The Queen's University Belfast and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland at Loughgall. Funding included an IFI contribution of £382,000 with the balance provided by the research groups and industry.
Contacts	Dr Fred Wright, QUB	Mrs Mairead Kilpatrick, DANI	Mr Stephen Sturgeon, DANI

Universities Involved	University College Dublin Queen's University Belfast
Department(s)	Agriculture
Other Universities	Agrotechnological Research Institute, Holland Katholieke Hogeschool SintLieven, Belgium
Project Title / Description	The Effective cultivation of the Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes). Funding came from the European Commission. Project to run from 01/01/99 to 31/12/2000.
Contacts	Dr Owen Doyle, UCD mmurph@ollamh.ucd.ie
Business Involvement	Mycelia BVBA, Belgium Cel-Tec, U.K. Champisyl Sarl, France Weser-champignon Dohme GmbH & Co., Denmark International Mushrooms, ROI Mykora Oy, Finland