We are pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Reed as the CCRI’s new Director.
New Director for the CCRI
New paper on social indicators for agri-environment schemes published
A team at CCRI, led by Jane Mills have recently published a paper in Sustainability entitled ‘Developing Farm-Level Social Indicators for Agri-Environment Schemes: A Focus on the Agents of Change’.
SPRINT project features in Open Access Government magazine
The July edition of the Open Access Government magazine features an article detailing the EU Horizon 2020 funded ‘SPRINT’ project.
CCRI researchers present at European Seminar on Extension and Education
CCRI researchers Julie Ingram and Caitlin Hafferty recently presented a paper at The European Seminar on Extension and Education (ESEE) hosted by Teagasc at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Cavan, Ireland.
CCRI welcomes visiting research student
We are very pleased to receive our first visiting research student for quite some time. Rafa Mesa joins us from the Inter-University Institute of Local Development of the University of Valencia, Spain.
COVID-19 presents opportunity to rethink agricultural knowledge exchange
COVID-19 has disrupted the normal way information and advice is shared and accessed in the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS). Researchers from the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) and ADAS consulted a range of farmers and other stakeholders about their experiences during the pandemic.
CCRI team have paper published in The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Researchers from the CCRI are leading authors in a new paper to be published in the Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
CCRI director gives evidence to EFRA Committee
Last week, CCRI director Janet Dwyer gave evidence to the EFRA Committee last week as part of their inquiry into Defra’s ELM scheme. CCRI had earlier submitted written evidence to the inquiry and was asked for an additional written submission.
SoilCare – Final Conference
The final SoilCare conference will take place on Thursday 24th June from 10:30-15:00 CET with the aim of disseminating the findings of our EU-funded project and inciting discussion surrounding our results and policy recommendations.
CCRI director elected to president of UK Agricultural Economics Society
CCRI Director Janet Dwyer, has become the president of a prestigious long-standing society, UK Agricultural Economics Society which promotes study and teaching within the domains of agricultural, food and related industries, rural society and the environment.