Agriculture Food & Health
Unlocking agroforestry’s potential for UK farming
Research with 220 UK stakeholders provides a roadmap for scaling up agroforestry, starting with trusted advice and real farm examples. Research with 220 UK stakeholders, led by Dr Amelia Hood...Read More >
Shaping food environments for healthier diets in Southeast Asia
Researchers at the University of Reading partnered with universities and institutions in Thailand and Laos to understand how households use food markets and make food choices. Greater market engagement undermines...Read More >
Collaborating with farmers for more sustainable cocoa production
Shortlisted for Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year – Times Higher Education Awards 2025 Reading researchers are helping Ghanaian cocoa producers combat soil degradation through sustainable composting techniques, achieving 40%...Read More >
Resilience Rucksacks: building mental health resilience in children and young people
Professor Stella Chan’s Resilience Rucksacks initiative aims to equip young people with mental health tools to ease the difficult transition from primary to secondary school. The co-created wellbeing resources have...Read More >
Building speech therapy capacity across island communities
University of Reading researchers partnered with local professionals in the Caribbean Island of St Vincent and the Grenadines to deliver Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) training. The project strengthened national...Read More >
Research Output Prize 2025 – James Ryalls – Agriculture Food & Health
This project looks at how air pollution is impacting insects that are critical for crop pollination more significantly than insects that are considered pests. The paper, titled Air pollution disproportionately...Read More >
Building the case for natural farming in India
An innovative interdisciplinary approach combining soil and social sciences has revealed new understanding about the effectiveness of Zero Budget Natural Farming. By providing a holistic approach to support the case...Read More >
Transforming UK food systems for disadvantaged communities
An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Reading and four partner universities are working alongside food, government and civil society stakeholders to address food poverty in culturally-diverse disadvantaged communities....Read More >
Making cocoa farming in Ghana sustainable
More sustainable cocoa farming is now possible thanks to research co-developed by University of Reading crop and soil scientists working with Ghanaian partners. Through participation and training events, farmers and...Read More >
