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Research projects

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Hawthorne Blossom & Oak Tree

<img width="768" height="497" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-768x497.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Hawthorne Blossom & Oak Tree" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-768x497.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-300x194.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2023/03/hawthorne-blossom-and-oak-tree-cotswolds_36602698242_o-2048x1327.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

Encouraging Woodland Creation Regeneration and Tree Planting on Agricultural Land: A Literature Review

This literature review aimed to explore and consolidate current evidence on the socio-cultural opportunities and barriers associated with land owner and land manager decision making with regard to tree planting in agricultural systems.

October 17, 2021

<img width="768" height="488" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600-768x488.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="SPRINT LOGO" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600-768x488.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600-300x191.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/sprint-logo-e1650361896600.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

SPRINT (Sustainable Plant Protection Transition: A Global Health Approach)

The CCRI is a member of this 28 partner Horizon 2020 funded project which runs for 5-years from September 2020.

July 2, 2020

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Post-Covid Knowledge Exchange in Agriculture: Evaluating Current Practice and Co-designing a Digital Solution to Connect Farmers and the AKIS

Taking place over 15 months from December 2020 to February 2022, Julie Ingram, Nick Lewis and Caitlin Hafferty worked with a group of partners – namely RSK ADAS Ltd, Agri-techE, The Farming Forum, Innovative Farmers and the Open Coop –…

May 19, 2020

<img width="768" height="599" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137-768x599.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="NICRE logo" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137-768x599.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137-300x234.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137-1536x1198.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2022/04/NICRE-e1650361629137.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE)

The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) aims to realise a step change in innovation and unlock potential in the UK’s rural economies.

May 11, 2020

Shop set up for social distancing during COVID

<img width="768" height="618" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/04/Shop-During-Covid-768x618.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Shop set up for social distancing during COVID" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/04/Shop-During-Covid-768x618.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/04/Shop-During-Covid-300x241.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/04/Shop-During-Covid.jpg 990w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

COVID-19 and Food Systems – Database

In response to the pandemic, we've been collating extensive coverage on how food systems both in the UK and globally have been affected.

April 5, 2020

Fishing boats in a harbour

<img width="768" height="432" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-768x432.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Fishing boats in a harbour" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/03/Fishing-Lyme-Regis-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

Co-Designing the principles for defining low impact fishing

The CCRI are working with the New Economics Foundation, MRAG and Cefas on a project to define low impact fishing.

March 12, 2020

Branches displayed on the ground

<img width="768" height="576" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition-768x576.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Branches displayed on the ground" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2021/08/Branch-exhibition.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

Changing Treescapes

Making visible the cultural values at risk from tree pests and diseases through arts approaches (TREESCAPES).

January 30, 2020

Fishing boats in harbour

<img width="768" height="432" src="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-768x432.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="Fishing boats in harbour" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.ccri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/sites/273/2020/01/20200314_155610-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />

Feasibility Study for a Survey of Fishers

This project was commissioned by Defra and ran from October 2018 to March 2019.

January 8, 2020

Farmed fields

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Developing social indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of Agri-environment Schemes

In 2019 a team at CCRI was commissioned by Natural England to develop a set of social indicators that can be used to monitor and evaluate agri-environment schemes.

December 11, 2018