Social Impacts of Fishing (NEE 0902)
The project sought to understand the impacts of fishing on both those people and communities who are directly dependent on it and those who are indirectly involved with it.
Cluster | Sustainable Farming and Food
Social and economic impacts of the Cod Recovery Plan
For many years now, cod stocks in the North Sea, the North Western Waters and other European fishing zones have been under threat. Over-exploitation of fish stocks in these waters led to the introduction of the EU ‘Common Fisheries Policy’…
Social Science study to accompany the Badger Vaccine Deployment Project
This social science study aimed to assess the level of farmer confidence in the use of vaccination before, during and after vaccine deployment, and was part of the Government’s Bovine TB Badger Vaccine Deployment Project (BVDP). The research aimed to…
Methodology for assessing the environmental, economic and social characteristics of (organic and non-organic) farming systems
This project aimed to describe the range of current UK farming systems and develop a methodology to characterise their distinctive environmental, economic and social characteristics.
Local Food Programme evaluation
This project evaluated the Local Food Programme and ran from 2009 until 2014.
SOLINSA – Agricultural knowledge systems in transition: Towards a more effective and efficient Support of Learning and Innovation Networks for Sustainable Agriculture
The overall objective of the SOLINSA project was to identify effective and efficient approaches for the support of innovation for sustainable agriculture and rural development.
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and biodiversity study
This research investigated the relationship between the CAP and farmland biodiversity.
SmartSoil – Sustainable Farm Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to SOILs under climate change
The overarching aim of SmartSOIL was to contribute to reversing the current degradation trend of European agricultural soils by improving soil carbon management in soils of arable and mixed farming systems covering intensive to low-input and organic farming systems.
Evidence to support negotiations on future AGri-Env Schemes (AES) (2012/13)
This Defra funded project reviewed evidence and provided a summary of outputs relevant to the development of new agri-environment schemes.