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Farming

New report for Defra and Natural England published – Social Indicators for Agri-environment schemes

New report for Defra and Natural England published – Social Indicators for Agri-environment schemes

Jane Mills led a team of researchers from CCRI and the University of Exeter in developing a set of indicators that will be used by Defra and Natural England to assess engagement and social outcomes associated with agri-environment schemes.

Nick Lewis 03/09/202003/09/2020 Hannah Chiswell, Jane Mills, Matt Reed, News, Paul Courtney, Peter Gaskell Read more

New publication on the implications of digitalisation for agricultural knowledge

New publication on the implications of digitalisation for agricultural knowledge

Damian Maye and Julie Ingram have just had a paper accepted for publication in ‘Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems’ that considers the implications of a digital transformation in agricultural production systems specifically for agricultural knowledge.

Nick Lewis 22/05/202022/05/2020 Damian Maye, Julie Ingram, News, Publications Read more

Chris Short co-author of new article in Landscape and Urban Planning

Chris Short co-author of new article in Landscape and Urban Planning

Chris Short is co-author of a new article arising from the PEGASUS project published in Landscape and Urban Planning and available as an open access article.

Nick Lewis 24/03/202024/03/2020 Chris Short, News, PEGASUS, Publications Read more

Julie Ingram joins Yield Testing Message Lab

Julie Ingram joins Yield Testing Message Lab

Julie Ingram joined a panel at the ADAS run YEN Yield Testing Message Lab and discussed trial results and summarised farmers’ experiences of being actively involved in the YEN Yield Testing project.

Nick Lewis 07/02/202007/02/2020 Julie Ingram, News Read more

Matt Reed & Dan Keech travel to Norway for URBANFARMS meeting

Matt Reed & Dan Keech travel to Norway for URBANFARMS meeting

This week, Matt Reed and Dan Keech have travelled to Bergen in Norway for a key first meeting as part of the the consortium that makes up the ‘URBANFARMS’ project.

Nick Lewis 05/02/202005/02/2020 Dan Keech, Matt Reed, News Read more

Chris Short presenting at Oxford Real Farming Conference

Chris Short presenting at Oxford Real Farming Conference

Later this week, the 11th Oxford Real Farming Conference takes place. CCRI’s Chris Short will be attending and presenting in a key session concerning common land.

Nick Lewis 07/01/202007/01/2020 Chris Short, LANDWISE, News Read more

EU farming employment report published by European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

EU farming employment report published by European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

This week the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development published a report investigating the EU farming employment sector. The CCRI was part of the consortium, which was led by OIR.

Nick Lewis 20/11/201920/11/2019 Amr Khafagy, Janet Dwyer, John Powell, Mauro Vigani, News Read more

Julie Ingram returns to Indonesia to participate in Science Field Shops

Julie Ingram returns to Indonesia to participate in Science Field Shops

Julie Ingram has once again travelled to Indoensia as a follow-up to her recent OECD scholarship. She has been visiting farmers who are participating in Science Field Labs and also presented at the recent 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).

Nick Lewis 10/10/201910/10/2019 Julie Ingram, News Read more

The social processes behind agroecological scaling in the Maya-Achi territory of Guatemala

The social processes behind agroecological scaling in the Maya-Achi territory of Guatemala

Natahan Einbinder is a fourth year PhD candidate at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico whose research looks at agroecological scaling (adoption, maintenance, and extension processes) and the importance of local culture in the Maya Achí territory of Guatemala. 

Supporting farmers’ adaptive capacity and learning with scientific knowledge: insights from Australia and Indonesia

Supporting farmers’ adaptive capacity and learning with scientific knowledge: insights from Australia and Indonesia

This presentation by Julie Ingram introduces concepts and examples of how farmers’ adaptive capacity and learning can be effectively supported with scientific knowledge and draws upon experiences from two contrasting contexts (Australia and Indonesia).

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