View completed research projects carried out by CCRI.
Since 2012, the CCRI has been involved in an on-going series of themed research projects aimed at supporting the development and implementation of Natural England’s agri-environment schemes.
Funded by the British Academy, this project develops a participatory methodology, climate assemblies, to bring farmers, rural businesses, NGOs and citizens together in two livestock farming communities (in Cumbria and Cornwall) to debate their agri-food futures, identify net zero ambitions and vision solutions in ways that are fair, just and democratic.
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.
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 –…
The CCRI are working with the New Economics Foundation, MRAG and Cefas on a project to define low impact fishing.
Making visible the cultural values at risk from tree pests and diseases through arts approaches (TREESCAPES).
This project was commissioned by Defra and ran from October 2018 to March 2019.
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.
The CCRI is part of a partnership for a two year research translation project funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC).