Agricultural research sector 'could benefit from reform'
Date posted: 23 Apr 2010
A number of proposals have been put forward in a new RASE report, in a bid to try and improve the country's agricultural research sector.
Published by Louise Border.
Changes should be made to the agricultural research and development sector, a new report recommends, in order to ensure that the bond between science and practice remains firm.
The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) publication suggests that it might prove beneficial to use agricultural research in order to increase the output of "sustainable production systems".
Meanwhile, the report has also encouraged the likes of higher education institutions to focus more on research that can actually be put into practice.
The report's author, professor David Leaver, has pointed out the benefits that can arise when science and practice go hand in hand.
He stated: "Practice with science is the RASE motto."
Professor Leaver added: "It has guided the development of the society and has driven its contribution to help improve and promote technical progress in UK farming."
The RASE, which was originally founded in 1838, promotes the adoption of good science within the agricultural sector.
Please contact Adam Bradley, Head of Food and Agriculture for further information or call 01223 225275
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