Hemp could play a role in the development and expansion of a low carbon, environmentally responsible industry, bringing a new ‘cash-crop’ to Scottish agriculture and offering new job opportunities across the supply chain. This type of low carbon innovation is currently supported by the Scottish Government in the public sector (i.e.
Research Interests
Rob is a senior crop physiologist and biochemist at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee. In his current role he works across a range of crops to identify physiological and biochemical mechanisms underpinning crop yield and quality in response to the biotic and abiotic environment. He works extensively with geneticists and breeders where his mechanistic insights facilitate the identification of genetic markers underpinning agronomic traits.
The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK
Sanjeev is a member of the Potato Genetics and Breeding group at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee - specialising in the field of potato genetics and genomics including next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection. He was actively involved in the international potato genome sequencing project notably construction of the reference potato chromosome-scale pseudomolecules.
The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK
Jenny is an Agricultural Economist at SRUC, and her areas of work include analysis of the intentions of Scottish farmers through data analysis of surveys, currently with a specific focus on intentions and views surrounding Brexit. Jenny is also involved in research focused on reviewing measures to improve productivity within Scottish agriculture. She additionally contributes to publications on agriculture and rural development policy produced within the research division of SRUC.
Grasslands, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases
What are the benefits of grasslands?
Globally, grasslands represent 70% of the agricultural land area. In Scotland the figure is even higher (approximately 80%), due to the contribution from rough grazing on land less favourable for agriculture (LFA).
The sunshine and heat of last summer in Scotland was enjoyed by many of us and meant we had the chance to enjoy being outside more, but for Scotland’s crops it was just another example of the vagaries of our climate and the environmental stresses they must endure. For farmers and their agronomists who manage these crops, the weather threw up a whole new set of problems and decisions.
How agronomists can help?
Vera is interested in the socio-economic aspects of sustainable agriculture and works with interdisciplinary methods to understand better how to reduce the environmental effects of agricultural production. Her research spans across topics, including the cost-effectiveness of mitigation practices, environmental co-effects, farmers’ perceptions and the assessment of policy instruments. Besides developing and leading research projects, she supervises PhD projects and works with a range of stakeholders.
Research interests
Shailesh is is an agricultural policy analyst at SRUC. His research interest lies in impact assessment of changes that directly and indirectly affect agricultural farms such as changes in policies, market and climate. He is also keen on looking at the farm’s responses to such changes, and specialises in farm level modelling and farm system analysis.
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