Introduction

Research Programme 2008 lists all research and development projects, other than small service contracts and confidential consortia or company-funded work, currently being undertaken or already completed this year or supervised by CCFRA.

Projects are grouped into a number of strategic themes. These themes are drawn from The Needs of the Agri-Food Chain – a document which encapsulates the scientific and technical needs of the food, drink and related industries, as identified through a triennial industry-consultation exercise undertaken by CCFRA. This emphasis on industrial relevance is reinforced by the active involvement of members in the creation, selection and steering of research proposals. As a consequence, the results of the research programme have considerable commercial value.

For each project, a concise description is presented together with details of the funding source, start and end dates, collaborators, and project manager. Wherever possible, project managers will be pleased to provide members with further information about particular projects. Please note, however, that results of a number of jointly-funded projects, such as LINK and Clubs, are confidential to participating members in the first instance and so further information may be restricted.

The commercial implications arising from each project are reported to members by a variety of routes:

• At appropriate stages during a project, Research Summary Sheets are produced and circulated. These are available to all members. Copies are also placed on the CCFRA website
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• Regular progress reports and presentations are made to relevant CCFRA panels and working parties, and reported in our newsletter CCFRA News.
• Reports are also made in greater depth through one or more of CCFRA's regular series of publications:
  
  
• R&D Reports - present detailed accounts of individual projects
• Reviews - cover broader areas arising from the RA's research programme or associated activities
• Guidelines - set out practical advice produced in conjunction with relevant industrial members.

A list of research reports and current CCFRA publications is available from the Publications Officer, Carol Newman Tel: +44(0)1386 842048.

Please address enquiries about the research programme to info@campden.co.uk