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Resilient Farming Futures
Project Summary
Start date:
1 April 2023
Duration:
5 Years
Project Leader:
Funders:
BBSRC
Combining primary and secondary data, in vivo and in silico experiments, and the development of data science and decision-making tools, to forearm the farming sector and additional stakeholders.
Detail
Conjectures of ‘perfect storms’ and ‘ghastly futures’ are based largely on recent limited observations, narratives and simple indices of environmental degradation rather than comprehensive systems-based analysis. A robust scientific understanding of which abiotic and biotic stresses, individually and combined, are most likely to disrupt agricultural goods and services is lacking, meaning that systems adaptations for safeguarding the resilience of UK agriculture cannot be recommended with confidence. The Resilient Farming Futures ISP meets this challenge head-on and will combine primary and secondary data, in vivo and in silico experiments, and the development of data science and decision-making tools, to forearm the farming sector and additional stakeholders.
Project Leader
Prof. Adie Collins
Science Director
Team Members
Dr Alison Carswell
Agricultural Scientist
Andrew Mead
Statistician
Dr ARANZAZU LOURO-LOPEZ
SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN
Dr David Comont
Ecologist
Dr
RESEARCHER
Dr Hari Ram Upadhayay
Catchment Systems
Helen Metcalfe
Ecosystems Modeller
Ian Clark
Molecular Microbiologist - Bioinformatician
Dr Ian Shield
Agronomist
Dr Jason Rudd
Molecular Plant Pathologist
Prof. Jon West
Plant Pathologist; Aerobiologist
KEVIN COLEMAN
SOIL CARBON MODELLER - AGROECOSYSTEMS MODELLER
Dr Kevin King
Plant Pathologist
Kirsty Tooke
Executive Assistant to the Science Director
Dr Laura Cardenas
Atmospheric Chemist
Laura Crook
Weed Ecology Technician
Dr Martin Blackwell
Soil Scientist
Dr NADINE LOICK
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Prof. Paul Harris
Project Leader - North Wyke Farm Platform
Dr Nimai Senapati
Mathematical Modeller
Dr
AGRI-ENVIRONMENT MODELLER
Richard Ostler
Agri-Informatician
Richard Hull
Weed Ecology Technician
Dr Simon Pulley
Scientific Technician - Hydrology
Prof.
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Dr Stephan Haefele
Systems Agronomist
Dr Steve Granger
Environmental Scientist
Dr
Scientific Specialist
Dr Yusheng Zhang
Hydrologist