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e-mail : corcoran@srv0.bio.ed.ac.uk
Researchers
Institute
IERM (Institute of Ecology and Resource Management)
is involved in academic research and teaching in Scotland, Europe and
worl-wide. The IERM team will contribue to WP 2 and WP 4 and will work
in close liaison with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Specifically,
contrasts will be drawn between OLP and "conventional" products
and distribution systems, indicating areas where the distribution nature
of OLPs are both enhanded and subverted by the system. Particular how
will be made on the potential impact of Agenda 2000 is likely to have
on the production systems and marketing chains of OLPs. In WP 4, consumer
and industry issues and trends will be analysed for markets for mainstream
and PDO/PGI products. This will significantly increase the knowledge base
in the UK in these areas and anhance the market opportunities for OLPs.
In 1998, it received public and private found (by government, industry
and private sector) for provide relevant and up-to-date research in the
agro-food sector and rural sustainability current research reflects the
institute's substantial link with agricultural and rural sustainability.
Projects such the European beef and lamb marketing for example, are looking
at innovative ways for stimulating markets for these quality meats in
Europe by research on the consumer : supply chain issues, quality assurance
and communication in marketing in Scotland, France, Italy, Spain, England.
Many successful research projects involving IERM have been multidisciplinary
and multicultural in nature.
Publications
2001
Vecchia P., Torelli F., Corcoran K., Bernués A.,
Baines R., J.P. Boutonnet
Carni rosse: cosa richiedono i consumatori europei (Red meat: what European
consumers want) L'Informatore Agrario. In press
Bernués A., Olaizola A., Corcoran K.,
Importance of extrinsic attributes of red meat as indicators
of quality in Europe. Proceedings of the 71st EAAE Seminar: Consumers
of Food in the Early 21st Century. Zaragoza, 19-20 April 2001.
Wilson, R. M.
'Measuring Farm and Enterprise Performance.' Report for
Scottish Executive, Rural Affairs Department.
2000
Corcoran K., Bernués Jal A., R. Baines
Marketing Scottish Beef and the Problem of the Changing
Consumer. IAMA Agri-business Educators Forum, Illinois - June 2000. http://agecon.tamu.edu/iama/2000congress/
Granville, S., Rait, F., Barber, M. and Wilson, R. M.
'Survey of producers on the complexities of Integrated
Administration and Control System Scheme administration.' Report for Scottish
Executive, Rural Affairs Department
Bernués A. and K. Corcoran.
Carnes rojas, consumidores y seguridad alimentaria en
Europa. Albéitar 37, 8
1999
Corcoran, K., Bernués Jal A., Manrique, E., Pacchioli, T., Baines,
R., J.P.Boutonnet
A Systems approach to Quality Assurance: Consumers' attitude
to red meat. Seminar on Animal Production Systems and Product Quality.
Murcia, Spain. September 1999.
1998
Jones, J. J. and Wilson, R. M.
'Scottish Quality Cereals Initiative Evaluation.' Report
for Scottish Enterprise.
Wilson, R. M., Busque, J., Fawcett, R. H., Jones, J. J., Morse, D. J.,
Tait, E. J., Wright, J. A.
'Economic Evaluation of the Hill Livestock Compensatory
Allowances Scheme for Scotland'. Report for Scottish Office, Agriculture,
Environment and Fisheries Department.
Odeyemi, I. A. O., Finnegan, D. C., Lilwall, N. B., Wilson, R. M., Hodgart,
R. L.
'Managing agricultural services delivery in less favoured
area: A role for geospatial models'. Proceedings of the First International
Conference on Geospatial information in Agriculture and Forestry. pp 245.
Odeyemi, I. A. O., Lilwall, N. B., Wilson, R. M., Finnegan, D. C.,
'Location-Allocation modelling : a new approach to the
planning, evaluation and monitoring of animal health delivery services.'
Proceedings of the 2nd Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference. 1 pp 542-545.
Odeyemi, I. A. O., Lilwall, N. B., and Wilson, R. M.
'Socio-economic characterisation of the livestock production
systems in Africa: An animal health delivery perspective.' IXth International
Conference of the Association of Institutions of Tropical Veterinary Medicine.
1997
Corcoran, K.
Cashmere Producing Goats in Goat Knoll Monthly, Paul Johnson
publishers, Dallas, Oregon, USA.
Corcoran, K., Dent, J. B., Lara Velez, P., J. Smith
Location of optimal areas for the development of an alternative
livestock species: the cashmere goat. Livestock Systems In Research &
Development Conference, Nafplio.
1996
Cameron, R.F., Wilson, R.M.
'A Beef System Selection Model for Advisors.' Proc of
3rd Int Livestock Farming Systems Symposium, EAAP Publication no 79, pg
346-352.
Murray, A., Wilson, R.M.
'Modelling the Implications of CAP Reforms on Scottish
Farming Systems.' Proc of 3rd Int Livestock Farming Systems Symposium,
EAAP Publication no 79, pg 259-264.
1995
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
How farmers are coping with change in the UK. Proc. Natnl.
Agric. Conf. Agricultural & Environmental Management, London.
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
Research into cashmere production in the European Union
- Data collection for analysis of the economic prospects. Fine Fibre News
(Journal of the European Fine Fibre Network). No.4, pp 24-26.
Atkinson, D., N. Chalmers, D. Cooper Crane, K. Corcoran, R. Crabtree,
J. B. Dent, C. Watson.
The Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems. Pages
9-18. In: Sustainable Systems of Land and Water Use in Scotland. SOAFD/SNH,
Edinburgh.
1994
Atkinson, D., N. Chalmers, D. Cooper Crane, K. Corcoran, R. Crabtree,
J. B. Dent, C. Watson.
The Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems in Scottish Sustainable
Systems Project Report for Scottish Natural Heritage.
Corcoran, K.
Opportunities and Constraints for a European Fine Fibre
Industry. Fine Fibre News (European Fine Fibre Network). No.3, pp 24-29.
Corcoran, K., Dent, J. B.
Education and Extension - A Perpetuating Paradigm for
Success. in Rural and Farming Systems Analysis - European Perspectives,
Chapter 6. CAB International.
Corcoran, K.
Sustainability of Rural Populations in Scotland. A report
on Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems prepared for SNH and SOAFD.
1993
Edmond, H., Corcoran K., Crabtree B.,
Modelling Locational Access to Markets for Pluriactivity
- A Study in the Grampian Region of Scotland. Research report produced
for the ESRC as part of the Joint Agriculture and the Environment Programme.
Edmond, H., Corcoran K., Crabtree B.
Modeling Locational Access to Markets for Pluriactivity:
A Study in the Grampian Region of Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies,
Vol. 9, No.4, pp.339-349.
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
How Farmers are Coping with Change in the UK. Paper presented
at the National Agricultural Conference 'Agricultural and Environmental
Management- Pointers for Change'. Conference proceedings.
Corcoran, K., H. Edmond.
A descriptive summary of the data collected through the
Pluriactivity in the Scottish Agricultural Sector Project. Report prepared
for the ESRC as part of the Joint Agriculture and the Environment Programme.
