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SEFARI provides the research needed for Scotland to improve the efficiency of good food production whilst protecting the environment, rural communities and animal welfare.

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Finding Your Voice: What We Learned from Edinburgh Science’s Communication Training

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Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship to explore and understand changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland and to identify and establish steps to overcome any barriers preventing new acquisitions.

Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship to explore and understand changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland and to identify and establish steps to overcome any barriers preventing new acquisitions.

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