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 Portfolio 2022-2027 on agriculture, environment, food, land and rural communities.
Potato is the second most important food crop in the UK, and the underpinning seed potato industry contributes >£1 billion to Scotland’s economy.
Fluctuating environmental conditions severely impact Scottish crop production affecting crop yields, nutritional quality and food security.
Our ongoing project at Glen Finglas has shown how sensitive biodiversity is to changing upland management. To maintain consistency, we have used the same monitoring methods since the beginning of the project.
It has been reported that the UK exiting of the European Union (Brexit) has affected salmon industry.
14 May 2025
Recent shifts toward protectionist trade policies—most notably from the United States—are reshaping the global trading system in ways that extend beyond traditional economic concerns.
6 May 2025
The British Society of Animal Science is a charitable organization, which has been in existence for over 80 years! It is also the principal learned body supporting animal science in the UK.
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Join SEFARI Gateway, Scotland's Centre of Expertise on Knowledge Exchange, for a networking event on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) with experts and industry leaders exploring sustainable POP-containing material management to inform policy and advance the circular economy.
