SOFIA (Situated Learning Opportunities (SLOs) fostered by ICT applications in Alternative Agro-Food Networks )
Completed in February 2018, SOFIA created a Smartphone app called 'MiLarder' to help people access local food.
Research projects
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SUS-CHAIN – Marketing sustainable agriculture: an analysis of the potential role of new food supply chains in sustainable rural development
Dr James Kirwan, together with Bill Slee and Carolyn Foster (both formerly of the CCRI), completed an analysis of the potential role of new food supply chains in sustainable rural development during the period 2003 to 2006, as part of…
The ‘good farmer’: farmer identities and the control of exotic livestock disease in England
Social research project conducting primary research with animal keepers and vets to provide evidence on the impact of current exotic disease compensation policy on animal keeper behaviour.
SoilCare
The overall aim of SoilCare was to identify and evaluate promising soil-improving cropping systems and agronomic techniques that increase the profitability and sustainability of agriculture across Europe.
Rural Sustainable Drainage System (RSuDs)
CCRI has been working with Stroud District Council to tackle floods and help wildlife on the streams of the Stroud valleys.
State of Farming in Exmoor study
In November 2014, the CCRI won a new research project to explore the current state of Exmoor farming and analyse how it may change in the future.
SUFISA (Sustainable finance for sustainable agriculture and fisheries)
The purpose of SUFISA was to identify sustainable practices and policies in the agricultural, fish and food sectors.
PEGASUS (Public Ecosystem Goods And Services from land management: Unlocking the Synergies)
The project, which completed in February 2018, investigated the provision of public goods and ecosystem services from agriculture and forestry, aiming to unlock the synergies between economic and environmental benefits for society.
Evaluating the effectiveness of Environmental Stewardship for the conservation of historic buildings
In 2013, CCRI formed part of a Fera Consortium (FC) commissioned by Natural England (NE) to evaluate the effectiveness of Environmental Stewardship for the conservation of historic buildings.