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.
Theme | Sustainable transitions
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Foresters’ Forest – Monitoring and Evaluation
In the autumn of 2014, the CCRI was successful in a bid to undertake a long-term evaluation of a Landscape Partnership in the Forest of Dean, the Foresters' Forest, which was led by Forestry England and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The final evaluation was submitted in spring 2022.
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.
How to improve sustainable competitiveness & innovation of EU agriculture
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament, reviewed the extent to which the current CAP and related EU policies promote sustainable competitiveness and innovation in agriculture. It also assessed the current legislative proposals for CAP reform. Findings of the research suggest…