Small scale food production
In 2011, ’Making Local Food Work’ commissioned CCRI and local food consultants f3 to undertaken research into small scale food production.
Completed research projects
View completed research projects carried out by CCRI.
Evaluation of CAP Measures Applied to the Wine Sector
The CCRI conducted a review of the UK wine sector as part of a wider evaluation of the measures in the Common Agricultural Policy due to be applied to the EU wine sector.
Farmer attitudes to environmental management
The CCRI undertook this two-year study for Defra, together with Fera and the Centre for Rural Policy Research (University of Exeter).
The Campaign for the Farmed Environment: evaluation of partnership, local and wider impacts (March to September 2012)
An evaluation of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) was undertaken during the period March – September 2012.
Community-led plans in Oxfordshire: their potential contribution to strategic planning
This project, for the Oxfordshire Partnership involved an analysis of recent community led plans across the county as a contribution to the development of the evidence base for the county’s Sustainable Community Strategy.
Ex-post evaluation of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) 2000-06
This project sought to examine and document the impacts of the seven-year ERDP upon the economy, society and environment of rural England
The role of community-led planning in empowering communities and influencing strategic thinking
This study examined the role of community-led planning in its widest sense, in empowering communities and also in influencing strategic thinking.
Rural Community adaptation to Climate Change Mapping Project
In 2010 the CCRI condcuted research which reviewed the experiences of local community projects in 20 European countries.
Evaluation of the Rural Activity Care Pathway in South Staffordshire (2009/10)
In 2010, this resrearch evaluated a Rural Activity Care Pathway, which was piloted in South Staffordshire.