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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

PLANT PATHOLOGIST

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

STATISTICIAN

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

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE MANAGER

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

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