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.
Cluster | Sustainable Farming and Food
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.
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.
Evaluation of the Duchy Originals Future Farming (DOFF) Farmer Field Labs
Evaluation of the Duchy Originals Future Farming (DOFF) Farmer Field Labs for the Soil Association.
Study on the competitiveness of European wines: UK case study
In 2014, the CCRI conducted a review of the UK wine market, as part of a wider evaluation of the EU wine sector in order to assess how to improve its current and future competitiveness.
Fostering Green Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Training, Advisory Services and Extension Initiatives
The aim of the case study was to provide insights into the operation, strengths and weaknesses of the agricultural knowledge system in England and Wales.