Evaluation of JTI's R&D Activities 2005–2008 - Formas

Recommendations
Peer reviewed articles and JTI reports
We recommend the management of JTI to improve the
number of peer reviewed articles in the coming period of two
years; according to the reference performances of other institutes
and the moderate base funding it is a necessity to set a
feasible target of approx. 15 – 22 articles for the coming four
years. This issue is a high priority matter in the management
agenda. Translation of JTI reports improves the international
visi bility of JTI.
Scientific expertise and competence
The framework programme for JTI is broad and this characterizes
the diversified expertise available in JTI. For the coming
period we recommend an integral approach in the topic of
sustainable system development e.g. low emissions, animal
health and welfare, low energy and water use. The expertise
of spraying equipment for chemical substances related to
the environmental aspects of drift and volatilization deserves
space in the programme. Besides this, focusing within programme
and projects from time to time is necessary. Increasing
the number of research staff with Ph.D. above the
present number may help JTI to increase the number of
scientific articles.
Relevance of the research
Discussion with stakeholders indicates that cooperation on
actual and urgent topics with stakeholders/companies should
get a settled place on the agenda, e.g. cooperation in the triangle
SLU - JTI - SJMF. We are impressed by the frequency of the
articles in the daily press and recommends that participation
in the public debate in society should continue. The ambition
of strengthening the relations with the stakeholders in order
to get a better insight into possible commissions and projects
has our full support.
Alliance with SLU
Cooperation with the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences (Alnarp, Skara, Uppsala) is not new for JTI, e.g. a
long-term cooperation with the department of Microbiology
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