Status quo end 2008
The aim of Q-PorkChains is to improve the quality of pork and pork products for the consumer and to develop innovative, integrated and sustainable food production chains with low environmental impact.
The project comprise 51 partners from 19 different countries and is composed of six research modules (I-VI) and two implementation and dissemination modules (A-B) .
Q-PorkChains combines consumer and citizen roles in one study. This will result in a broad picture of the societal and marketing challenges which the pork sector will face in the future.
This part will contribute to the development of diverse sustainable primary production systems that correspond to market and societal demands.
This part focuses on the development of innovative technologies for improved pork products matching consumer demands in relation to quality, nutrition and convenience.
This part focuses on integrated quality management as well as logistic and sustainable network optimisation supported by advanced inter-enterprise information systems and connective organizational structures.
New tools to predict pork quality will provide a better foundation for quality rating and pricing of pork, and will give the consumers and retailers the possibility to choose products based on quality and price.
This part integrates existing knowledge into prediction models for the three topics: pork quality, pork safety and animal welfare. All three themes aim at making their results available through an interactive web-based model.
Pilot and demonstration activities are used for testing and implementation of innovative concepts along European pork production chains or networks in practice.
The overall aim of the teaching and training activities is to continuously (during the project period) provide universities and industrial actors with the newest knowledge in the field of pork quality.
