Research projects from the Division, organised by geographical focus Argentina BBSRC (BB/T004436/1): Environmental and Economic Impacts of Improved Antibiotics Stewardship in Poultry Systems. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Current project.BBSRC: (BB/T004452/1): Developing a conceptual framework to improve understanding of AMR in livestock systems: translating research into policy and practice. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Brazil ESRC (ES/N013255/2): Sustainable Agriculture Intensification and the Nexus in Brazil (SAIN). Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. China BBSRC (BB/N013484/1 - A15104): N-CIRCLE: Virtual Joint Centre for Closed-Loop Cycling of Nitrogen in Chinese Agriculture. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project.Chinese Scholarship Council - Studentship: Composition-function relationships of soil microbial community for nutrient cycling under drought. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project. Colombia NERC (NE/R017522/1): How does the Paramo capture and store water? The role of plants and people. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.NERC (NE/R017999/1): Towards environmental reconciliation in Páramo land in Boyacá: resolving ecosystem trade-offs in post-conflict spaces. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. EU EC (801215): Harnessing data in pursuit of efficient and sustainable food production for international markets. Contact: Prof. Alan Duncan. Previous project.EC (RG14392): UNISECO - Understanding and Improving the Sustainability of agro-ECOIogicaI farming systems in the EU. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.EC (677353): IMAGE: Innovative Management of Genetic Resources. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.ForestPaths. Peter Alexander. Current Project.MOSAIC “Joined-up land use strategies tackling climate change and biodiversity loss” lead by VITO. Peter Alexander. Current Project. Guatemala NERC (NE/T010517/1): Ixchel: Building understanding of the physical, cultural and socio-economic drivers of risk for strengthening resilience in the Guatemalan cordillera. Contact: Dr Kirsteen Shields. Current project. India BBSRC (BB/T012528/1): Paper-based platform for onsite, rapid and multiplexed pathogen detection in shrimp farms. Contact: Dr Mahmoud Eltholth. Previous project.UKRI (MR/T044527/1): Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming on Environmental and Human Health (BLOOM): A Natural Experiment in Andhra Pradesh, India. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Current project.Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-005090): Poshan Atlas Project. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project.ESRC (ES/S000216/1): Chicken or Egg: Drivers for Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry in India (DARPI). Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.ESRC (ES/S000186/1): Does AMR in livestock contribute to AMR in people in NE India? An interdisciplinary study. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/N013492/1): Newton-Bhabha Virtual Centre on Nitrogen Efficiency of Whole-cropping Systems for improved performance and resilience in agriculture (NEWS India-UK). Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.NERC (NE/S013962/1): International: Integrating Globally-recognised Sustainability Metrics for Tropical Perennial Crops in a One-stop Shop Cool Farm Tool. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project. Malawi BBSRC (BB/P022847/1): Moringa; Delivering Nutrition and Economic Value to the People of Malawi. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Norway The Research Council of Norway (320715): LIMBO: Evaluating emerging AMR threats and future capacity for action in Norwegian livestock agriculture Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. East and Central Africa (including Kenya, Ethiopia and DR Congo) BBSRC (BB/R020590/1): LegumeSELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of LEgume Choice for Transformed livelihoods. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project. East Africa (including Kenya and Somalia) Community Jameel: The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. Contact: Prof. Alan Duncan. Current project.EC (801215): Modelling Availability and Intake of Animal Source Foods (ASF) among Young Children: A multilevel analysis for East Africa. Contact: Prof. Geraldine McNeill. Previous project. Southern Africa BBSRC (BB/P022936/1): Exploiting the potential of genotype microbiome interactions to promote sustainable soil health in southern Africa. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/T012552/1): Africa SOIL: Soil Organic Matter Improves Livelihoods. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project. West Africa NERC (NE/S013598/1): Cocoa; Future Yields Across West Africa. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project. South Asia (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives) UKRI (NE/S009019/1): GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Current project. Syria AHRC (AH/W006502/1): Field Songs: Preserving Syrian Agricultural Expertise Through Cultural Heritage Workshops. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.AHRC (AH/T004347/1): Cultures of Expertise: Academics in Exile and Their Role in the Future Food Security Agenda for Syria. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.Innovate UK (43228-WaterFore): WaterFOre: Sustainable water supply for rural communities in Syria through forward osmosis. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. Thailand Thai Government - Studentship: Does crop genotype utilisation of soil organic matter lower greenhouse gas emissions from soil? Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project. Turkey British Council (623818418): Newton Institutional Link UK-Turkey. Rapid onsite technologies to combat antimicrobial-resistant mastitis in dairy cattle. Contact: Dr Mahmoud Eltholth. Previous project. UK BBSRC (BB/N020707/1): Resilience of the UK food system to Global Shocks (RUGS). Contact: Dr Peter Alexander. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/I009183/2): Linkages between plant functional diversity soil biological communities and ecosystem services in agricultural grassland. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/L026759/2): A rhizotrait framework for the northern and southern hemispheres. Contact: Prof. Liz Baggs. Previous project.Scottish Government: Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Current project.BBSRC (BB/V011286/1): Predictive phylogenetics for evolutionary and transmission dynamics of newly emerging avian influenza viruses Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Current project.STFC (ST/V006126/1): Open Epidemiology for pandemic modelling: a transparent, traceable, reusable, open source pipeline for reproducible science Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.NERC (NE/P018920/1): Soils Research to deliver Greenhouse Gas REmovals and Abatement Technologies (Soils-R-GGREAT). Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.Innovate UK (DRFNC52 / P1881): PALM-ALT (Phase 2): Novel palm fat replacer for the food industry. Contact: Dr Rafael de Silva. Previous project.AHRC (AH/T006013/1): Community Empowerment and Landscape Decision Making frameworks in Scotland: improving outcomes for people and nature. Contact: Dr Kirsteen Shields. Previous project.FSS: Dietary Intake of Children In Scotland (Dish) Study. Contact: Prof Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project.Syngenta: Development of scalable, robust, regionally sensitive, farm applicable soil health assessments. Contact: Prof Jon Hillier. Current project.BBSRC (BB/W018152/1) TRAnsforming the DEbate about livestock systems transformation (TRADE) Contact: Prof Dominic Moran. Current Project. BLOOM In 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh in India initiated a pioneering state-wide programme on climate-resilient natural farming. LegumeSELECT A multidisciplinary research project aimed at increasing the contribution of legumes to smallholder livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by facilitating data driven selection of appropriate legume crops to meet the needs of farmers. RISE The RISE Project This article was published on 2025-04-07
