SEFARI aims to deliver ‘Leading Ideas for Better Lives’, reflecting that publicly funded research in Scotland must ultimately deliver positive impact for individuals, whether in Scotland or elsewhere.
As a collective, we collaborate to deliver the Scottish Government funded Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021 on agriculture, environment, food and land.
We are currently facing three major global challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss and the development of sustainable food production systems.
The Scottish Government is currently responding to a multitude of grand and complex environmental challenges, such as biodiversity loss and climate change.
In this project we looked at what makes people care about peatland restoration.
2019 was an important year for Scotland's islands, with the development of The National Islands Plan, an increased focus on
4 Feb 2020
Despite national dietary guidelines, our typical diet still contains too many calories, saturated fat, salt and sugar, whilst having insufficient amounts of fibre, fruits, vegetables and fish.
27 Mar 2020
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31 Mar 2020
POSTPONED - Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) are holding a series of events to showcase work to improve Scotland’s nature and highlight the pressures facing our habitats and species.
30 Mar 2020
POSTPONED UNTIL 7th-9th SEPTEMBER 2020 - One of the UK’s largest and most well-respected food and drink focused trade exhibitions, Food & Drink Expo is a biennial event for the grocery, food service, wholesale, manufacturing and speciality retail markets.
12 Mar 2020
Scotland’s Plant Health Conference is a joint event between the Scottish Government, Scotland’s Plant Health Centre, SNH, HTA and Scottish Forestry. The conference will take place on Thursday 12th March 2020 at Novotel Edinburgh Park.
16 Jan 2020
The event will showcase new developments in vaccine development, animal welfare and nutrition which underpin sustainable production in the pig and poultry sectors.
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RT @BestwickC: Funding annoucement @UKRI_News for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and…
