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Dr Kairsty Topp

Dr Kairsty Topp

Kairsty Topp

 0131 535 4026

  kairsty.topp@sruc.ac.uk

Scotland’s Rural College
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG

Dr Kairsty Topp

Biography

Kairsty is an agricultural systems modeller at SRUC, focusing on using statistical and dynamic and deterministic modelling techniques.  Her areas of expertise also include understanding the impact of changes in farm management in cropping / grassland systems on the environment, and in how an understanding of these issues can inform economic and social models of the farming system. Her recent research has focused on:

  • analysing N2O data to assist in improving the methodology for the national agricultural inventory
  • assessing the global warming potential of different management systems
  • mitigation and adaptation strategies for farming systems
  • modelling tools to compare the sustainability of different farming systems
  • statistical analysis of landrace and grain quality

Leading Ideas

  • Agricultural Systems and Land Management

Area of Strategic Research Programme

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

  • Theme 2: Productive and sustainable land management and Rural Economies
  • 2.1 - Crop and Grassland Production and Disease Control
  • 2.1.8 Novel crops
  • 2.3 - Productive and Sustainable Land Management
  • 2.3.5 Improving existing GHG reduction measures
  • 2.3.7 Getting further value from the GHG research platform project
  • 2.3.8 Alternative approaches to sustainable land management