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Increase and maintain trust to ensurepeople feel safe where they live, wherethey work, and in their environment New Technologies: How are new technologies and work practices being adopted by those using chemicals (e.g. next generation crop protection, variable rate application, genetic modification and biological pesticides etc) and which emerging innovations are considered most viable (e.g. digital agriculture, field monitoring, robotics, etc) and likely to become mainstream and transformative? How can we ensure appropriate regulation ensuring chemicals are used safely whilst promoting the adoption of technologies with the potential to improve the sustainability of chemical use? Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks We need to better understand the true value of plants and trees to society and deliver ongoing research to understand and prevent the introduction and spread of threats to UK plants – natural and crops. This include key threats such as Xylella, emerald ash borer, and other risks highlighted on the UK Plant Health Risk Register. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Sustainable food and farming What capability and capacity in the food and farming industry is needed to deliver future rural community policy needs? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Sustainable food and farming What are the changes that will affect the quality and availability of agricultural land and how will these affect UK’s food and farming systems? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Land use As well as modelling and understanding major land use change (for example from agriculture to forestry), how can we understand the effects of more subtle changes in land management across wide areas (for example changing tillage practice)? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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