Changes in the purchasing policies of a major milk processor and a major retailer have led to thousands of dairy farmers across the UK and EU changing the ways they…Read More >
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Defining the true value of bees
Bean, strawberry and apple crops all depend on bees and other pollinating insects. Reading research has identified which species do which jobs, their economic worth, and how to protect them…Read More >
Spurring world action to save bees
The pollinating insects that we rely on for food crops have a more secure future thanks to the research and UN policy work of a Reading bee expert. Bees and...Read More >
Driving national and international policy to safeguard pollination services
If we want to feed the world’s growing population, we need to understand the complex connections between land use and plant and animal biodiversity. But knowledge in itself cannot guarantee…Read More >
Making nature counts count
Insect pollinators such as bees and hoverflies are critical components of our natural ecosystems, providing important crop pollination services. How their populations are changing in the UK, as they face…Read More >
Crops and climate change
As our climate changes, there will be big impacts on crop production. Understanding what these changes will be, and how they affect crops can only help us to better prepare...Read More >
Saving Britain’s pollinators
Pollinators are in decline worldwide – which species suffer most, what causes the declines and how this will impact nature and society?
