Partnerships and Engagement

Partnership and engagement are a key part of our ethos; academic, policy, industry and non/intergovernmental partners are all critical to our mission.

Our Partners

We have strategic partnerships with the International Livestock Research Institute and other CGIAR Institutes, UnaEuropa, University College Dublin, University of Sydney, Embrapa, Scottish Government, Community Jameel, Save the Children, the Council for At Risk Academics, Trinity AgTech, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, J-PAL Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, Epic, IFPRI, CIMMYT, Scotland Malawi Partnership, Food Standards Scotland, Scotland The Bread, Cara, SRUC, James Hutton Institute, University of Rwanda, SHIELD Study, University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, Cornell University, Lauriston Farm, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Food Systems Dashboard, Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR, CE4AMR network Community Engagement for Anti-microbial Resistance, Greenhood Nepal, RIBB Kathmandu, Ashoka University, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Deccan Development Society, International Food Policy Research Institute and more.

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We host or co-host the following partnerships:

With partners in the UK and the MENAT region – providing food security intelligence and evidence-based interventions for local sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected states.


Working with Community Jameel, the International Livestock Research Institute, Save the Children and the Jameel Poverty Action Laboratory with an emphasis on co-constructed, community-led, research and data-driven solutions to early action on food insecurity and malnutrition, that serve both frontline development agencies and higher-level policy makers.


We are actively involved in:

In particular, themes on sustainability and health.


In particular, leading on the TALENT stream for the Easter Bush DDI Agritech Hub.


In particular, themes 'Sustainable Lands and Seas', and Health in a Warming World.


Industry Engagement

Our staff and students value working on ‘real world’ opportunities and challenges, and would be happy to discuss your research and consultancy project needs.

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