A review of environmental benefits supplied by agri-environment schemes
This project aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence for the provision of environmental benefits by UK agri-environment schemes.
Theme | Sustainable transitions
Estimating the Incidental Socio-Economic Impacts of Environmental Stewardship
The Countryside and Community Research Institute produced a report on the Incidental Socio-Economic Benefits of Environmental Stewardship (ES) for Defra in March 2010.
Examining the impact of partial and full decoupling of CAP pillar 1 support in the EU IPA Programming and Project Preparation Facility
This project sought to identify the impact of full decoupling of CAP on the agricultural sector, the livestock supply chain and meat processing industries in the UK
The Benefits of LEAF Membership: a qualitative study to understand the added value that LEAF brings to its farmer members
In 2010, CCRI conducted research for LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) to assess the benefits of membership to farmers.
Growing risk? The potential impacts of plant diseases on land use and the UK rural economy
This project aimed to develop a critical, interdisciplinary appraisal of the potential impacts of plant disease (food and non-food) on land use and the UK rural economy.
Small scale food production
In 2011, ’Making Local Food Work’ commissioned CCRI and local food consultants f3 to undertaken research into small scale food production.
Farmer attitudes to environmental management
The CCRI undertook this two-year study for Defra, together with Fera and the Centre for Rural Policy Research (University of Exeter).
The Campaign for the Farmed Environment: evaluation of partnership, local and wider impacts (March to September 2012)
An evaluation of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) was undertaken during the period March – September 2012.
Community-led plans in Oxfordshire: their potential contribution to strategic planning
This project, for the Oxfordshire Partnership involved an analysis of recent community led plans across the county as a contribution to the development of the evidence base for the county’s Sustainable Community Strategy.