THE ROLE OF HORTICULTURE IN MEETING THE FOOD DEMANDS OF AD2000: THE CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO FRUIT PRODUCTION

Four factors control the contribution which fruit research and development can make to production by the year 2000. These are:-

• Consumer demands: the market for produce

• Production opportunities: the technical opportunities to meet the demands

• Producer constraints: the economic and social framework

• Timescale

These provide the framework within which we can look at the targets for research and development on fruit.
Scientific advances are made, as a rule, within the context of a scientific discipline.
Effective applied research depends on consideration of the scientific opportunities in relation to economic and social perspectives.

The Role of Horticulture in Meeting the Food Demands of AD 2000, XXII IHC

J.E. Jackson

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1987.211.1