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Carey is a chartered town planner interested in land governance and social equity. Her research focuses on community-led approaches, land and property governance systems, and rural/urban dynamics. She has 20 years of experience across academia, private practice, and the third sector. Prior to joining Rural Policy Centre at the SRUC in 2024 she has received her PhD in town planning from Queen’s University Belfast, conducting research there on rural migration, town planning and social diversity. Carey is currently working on four RESAS projects, looking into community landownership, land reform
Over the past decade, the European Commission has invested in a series of measures designed to support innovation in agriculture through networking all those involved in Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS): farmers, advisors, supply chain members, NGOs and researchers. In this project, we identified opportunities to align Scotland’s Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) policies with their European counterparts. We focused particularly on the outcomes of the requirement for each European member state to include an AKIS plan within their strategic plans for the
Katrin Prager is Reader (Associate Professor) in the Department of Geography and Environment. Originally from Germany, she was trained in landscape planning and management, and then focussed on sustainable land management and governance. She takes an inter- and transdisciplinary approach, specialising in social research on institutions and governance, community engagement in natural resource management and rural development, participatory processes in agri-environmental policy making, social-ecological systems and resilience, land manager attitudes and behaviour, farm advisory services and
Scotland is facing many climate pressures, including increased risk of flooding, water scarcity and supply challenges. Remote coastal communities are at risk of these pressures but necessarily deal with them in ways different to more connected and larger settlements. This report presents the findings of an investigation into the perceptions of water-related issues, and the actions being taken by a number of case study remote coastal communities. Findings show resilience comes in the form of social capital, collaboration and community cohesion, while there are opportunities for related policy
Over the years successive UK governments have implemented various policies to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption. Some of these policies include The Healthy Start Scheme, School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme, Eat Them to Defeat Them Campaign, Government Food Strategy, and the Blueprint for Growing the UK Fruit and Vegetable Sector as well as the popular Five-a-day campaign. The latter was launched in March 2003 to encourage people to increase their intake of fruits and vegetables to at least 400 grams/person/day (i.e., 5 daily portions of 80 grams). However, existing evidence indicates
A presentation outlining an assessment of the outcomes of the requirement for each member state to include ‘AKIS ’ within their Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plans (2023-2027). Authors: Prof Lee-Ann Sutherland and Dr Katrin Prager.
The research aims to evaluate the implementation and emergent outcomes of the AKIS measures identified in European member states’ CAP Strategic Plans (2023- 2027). Authors: Prof Lee-Ann Sutherland and Dr Katrin Prager.
What is CROPsim? Agricultural research is important in helping to address global challenges, from sustainable food production to biodiversity. Despite its importance, it can often be seen as complex and thereby inaccessible. To address this challenge, the researchers behind the CROPsim project asked; what if people could try being a farmer virtually, seeing and experiencing the results of different farming practices, instead of just reading about sustainable farming? Thus, at its core, CROPsim translates complex research findings into interactive experiences that anyone can enjoy. To do this
The aim of this fellowship was to identify current and potential market opportunities and describe the supply chain for hempseed and fibre in Scotland. Author: Dr Wisdom Dogbe.
Castration and tail docking of lambs are commonly performed management procedures in sheep farming. These interventions aim to prevent unwanted pregnancies caused by young rams that reach puberty, and to minimise risk of blowfly strike and maggot infestation of the breech, respectively. However, the procedures themselves cause pain and hence reduce sheep welfare. Welfare could be improved by moving to less painful methods of castration and tail-docking, or by a consideration if the management goals could be achieved without the use of the procedures at all. Future effort to reduce reliance on