The wide range of products harvested from nature and produced by agri-food and forestry industries represent a significant proportion of UK GDP. Ensuring that these products are produced and traded sustainably to the financial and broader benefit of the UK, without damage to the environment, involves a range of critical research questions.
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The dispersal of animal and plant diseases is among the most important side effects of a closely-integrated global economy. Disease impacts on crop yields and livestock puts global food supplies at risk, and the movement...
Funded by: BBSRC
Lead research organisation: University of York
The project aims to assess the infectious disease risks posed to animals and plants by world trade networks, which directly addresses the question of minimizing the risk of plant and animal disease import to the UK as traded products change.
STAR4BBS is a three-year multidisciplinary and multi-actor collaborative project, involving seven partners, three associated partners and one linked third party. The overall aim of STAR4BBS is to maximize the potential o...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: ISEAL ALLIANCE
The project is relevant as it involves the development of a system to assess the sustainability of bio-based products, which could indirectly contribute to minimizing the risk of disease import through traded products.
Global use of pesticides has greatly improved crop yields but mounting evidence demonstrates multifaceted problems linked with long-term exposure to these chemicals; issues spanning society, economy, environment & hu...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: LIGHTWORKS POLY LIMITED
The project proposes a solution to reduce the need for pesticide usage in fresh produce, which indirectly relates to minimizing the risk of plant and animal disease import to the UK as traded products change.