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Food and Drink is a hugely important sector for Scotland and the UK economy, generating a turnover of £14.4 billion and £5.3 billion of GVA (gross value added) for the Scottish economy in 2014 alone. This sector not only has an impact on Scotland’s economy but food production can also has a significant influence on our environment, health and society and these are all areas that SEFARI research aims to a make a difference. SEFARI represents a unique, long term sustained and globally distinctive multi and inter-disciplinary research collaboration and which delivers the Scottish Government
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal attended a special event held today (Tuesday 21 st November) at Pentlands Science Park to celebrate Moredun’s rich heritage and unique partnership with the farming industry. The Princess Royal was joined by over 100 guests to hear more about the key achievements resulting from this unique partnership over the years and looking towards some of the exciting new opportunities arising from the very latest technologies.
Dr. Jagadeesh Yeluripat “In India, around 20 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions come from the agricultural industry, there is a huge pressure on the government to reduce this" Research from the James Hutton Institute will be utilised in a new initiative, with a potential spend of 1.2 billion dollars, aimed at tackling climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in India. One of the major impacts of climate change is soil degradation where estimates report that India is losing 5,334 million tons of soil every year due to soil erosion. Farmers in India are suffering from
“The project supports the sustainable development goals and is another great example of the Scottish Governments Hydro Nation Agenda in action.” Technology used on early space missions is being revived by two Fife companies to provide clean water for 100,000 people in Pakistan, with help from the James Hutton Institute and National University of Science and Technology in Islamabad. The original Electro Chemical Activated Solutions technology was developed to create a cleaner for solar panels on Soviet space craft 40 years ago, and is now being used by ADVES Water Ltd and Bridge Technologies to
My PhD research was on HIV/AIDS Epidemic Models, conducted at Glasgow University between November 2005 and Feb 2009. My research interests are in the application of statistical methods to epidemiology and environmental sciences. I am particularly interested in spatial epidemiology covering the study of spatial patterns of disease risks and taking into account spatial-specific risk factors. I am also interested in multilevel analysis and changes in disease risks through space and time.
I originally trained as a vet, but was less interested in treating individual animals, than in improving animal health and welfare in the population as a whole. I therefore moved sideways into veterinary epidemiology. In my present role I use a number of statistical and modelling techniques to make inferences from animal test and disease data, and determine the effect of various test and control strategies. In a previous EPIC project, I have looked at data on E. coli O157 in calves, liver fluke in cattle, Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), sheep scab and bovine TB. In the future I will be looking