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Ruth is a barley geneticist with the International Barley Hub based at the James Hutton Institute. Ruth is interested in improving the long-term sustainability of barley. Her current work focuses on developing barley material with improved genetic diversity. She is working on the R-evolve project (funded by UKRI and linking into the RESAS programme), that aims to rapidly re-domesticate wild barley. The R-evolve project takes a novel approach to improving barley genetic diversity. Instead of transferring exotic genes into an elite genetic background, this project does the opposite, transferring
A final briefing, by Benjamin JJ McCormick (a SEFARI Gateway Fellow), on he's work on ‘estimating the nutrient value of agricultural products’
Final Fellowship project slides 'estimating the nutrient value of agricultural products' - Benjamin JJ McCormick
Posters, showcasing research across the ENRA Portfolio, submitted to and Presented at this year's ENRA Science, Evidence and Policy conference. More details about the event and links to separate posters can be found in our blog post: Climate Change Adaptation: 2nd Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Science, Evidence and Policy Conference.
On October 11, 2024, the UN Women published a statement in anticipation of the International Day of Rural Women. As this day approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the narratives surrounding women in rural areas. While these messages often acknowledge women’s presence and contributions, they typically present their importance as tied to larger global challenges—such as poverty, hunger, and equity—without delving deeper into the complexities of their roles. In a recent study conducted by my team in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), we examined the intersection of agriculture
Following the success of the first ENRA Science, Evidence and Policy conference last year, the conference returned this year to provide a forum to discuss key cross cutting strategic issues affecting Scotland’s environment, communities and rural economy. In addition to showcasing excellence in Scottish Government funded research, the event facilitates building networks and collaborations across science and policy - vital for effective and timely action for climate change adaptation. Insightful keynote speeches from Professor Mathew Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural
A SEFARI Gateway Innovative Knowledge Exchange (IKE) Report on 'Developing Dialogues on Land Use Decision Making for Natural Capital' by Naomi Beingessner, Lin Batten, Bryony Nelson, Acacia Marshall and Umar Farooq. The key aim of this project was to support community involvement in land use decision-making in contexts of natural capital/green land investment in rural Scotland.
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship in collaboration with NatureScot. We are seeking an individual researcher or small team of researchers to undertake a first stage mapping of the evidence base for land use change in a changing climate. Background There is increasing awareness of the need for actions to build resilience in land use for an increasingly chaotic climate within and across years, and hunger for evidence-based solutions. Traditional business cases and economic valuations typically compare the costs of action (the intervention) with the status quo or
Taking part in the Climate Action Summit Conference at Our Dynamic Earth, 1 and 2 October 2024, I am reminded of the SEFARI Gateway visit by the Scotia Club to the Climate-Positive Farming Initiative at James Hutton Institute's Glensaugh Farm, as Ali Karley (James Hutton Institute) and Davy McCracken (SRUC) both presented brilliantly in the panel discussion, on how we can speed up sustainable land management with robust research such as at the Institute research farms. Scotia is a group of people with experience of interdisciplinary approaches to food production and who seek a balanced
Why are these diseases important to livestock producers? Abortions and reproductive failures in sheep and cattle are a global problem. In the UK, the most common causes of infectious abortion in sheep and cattle, respectively, are Chlamydia abortus, a bacterium responsible for enzootic abortion in ewes and goats, and Neospora caninum, a parasite that primarily causes abortions in cattle and can also infect sheep, leading to neosporosis ( data collected by the Veterinary Investigation Diagnosis Analysis service). Both organisms occur worldwide, with the notable exceptions of New Zealand and