

Science for
Sustainable
Agriculture
Identifying ways of producing pigs more sustainably: tradeoffs and co-benefits in land and antimicrobial use
Bartlett, H. et al, Scientific Reports
February 2023
Why we need a National Academy for Sustainable Agriculture
Food Research Collaboration
May 2023
New Horizons: The UK’s Global Science Strategy Beyond Horizon Europe
Onward
February 2023
Multifunctional landscapes: Informing a long-term vision for managing the UK’s land
The Royal Society
January 2023
Gene editing and food safety: Technical considerations and potential relevance to the work of Codex Alimentarius
FAO
April 2023
Agricultural R&D: Best Investment for the SDGs
Copenhagen Consensus Center
February 2023
Research, development and innovation (RDI) organisational landscape: an independent review
Department for Innovation, Science & Technology
March 2023
Life sciences beyond human health: modern industrial biotechnology in the UK
CIIP, University of Cambridge
March 2023
Reducing emissions from agriculture – the role of new farm technologies
Scottish Government
February 2023
AUC Research Strategy 2023
UK Agricultural Universities Council
May 2023
The Foundation of Food – our vision for good soil health
NFU
July 2022
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook Report 2022-2031
OECD-FAO
June 2022
Science for Sustainable Agriculture: World-leading UK research and innovation at the heart of more sustainable food and farming policies
Science for Sustainable Agriculture
May 2022
Innovation in the food supply chain: Unlocking AgriTech for net zero
Public Policy Projects & Bayer Crop Science
December 2022
Tackling greenhouse gas emissions on grazing livestock farms
The Andersons Centre
August 2022
The costs of delivering environmental outcomes with land sharing and land sparing
Collas et al, People and Nature
December 2022
Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero
RASE
March 2022
Gene editing and agrifood systems
UN Food & Agriculture Organisation
December 2022
Impact Assessment of EC 2030 Green Deal Targets for Sustainable Crop Production
Wageningen University & Research
January 2022
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
UN FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, WHO
August 2022
Sustainability of Bt maize in Spain (1998- 2021): An economic, social and environmental analysis
Fundacion Antama
April 2022
Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions for the UK arable and horticultural sector
CHAP
August 2022
Scaling Regenerative Farming: An Action Plan
Sustainable Markets Initiative
November 2022
A rapid evidence assessment of UK citizen and industry understandings of sustainability
Food Standards Agency
June 2022
Government Food Strategy
Defra
June 2022
The effects of a decade of agri-environment intervention in a lowland farm landscape on population trends of birds and butterflies
Journal of Ecology
August 2022
Application of Science to Realise the Potential of the Agricultural Transition
Food & Farming Futures, Harper Adams University, School of Sustainable Food & Farming
November 2022
Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective
Outlook on Agriculture
December 2022
Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality?
House of Lords Science & Technology Committee
January 2022
Growing Green: The Environmental Benefits of Public Agricultural Research & Development
The Breakthrough Institute
September 2022
“Science and technology superpower”: more than a slogan?
House of Lords Science & Technology Committee
August 2022
Global Agricultural Productivity Report 2022
Virginia Tech
October 2022
Farm income and production impacts from the use of genetically modified (GM) crop technology 1996-2020
GM Crops & Food
August 2022
Harvest time: Why the UK should unleash the power of gene editing
Institute for Economic Affairs
December 2022
Natural and artificial sources of genetic variation used in crop breeding: A baseline comparator for genome editing
Frontiers in Genome Editing
August 2022
GM crops: global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2020
PG Economics
October 2022
Gene editing: The next breakthrough technology in our 10,000 year journey of crop improvement
GEN Biotechnology
February 2022
Moovin’ on up: (How) can we use new technologies to improve productivity on Britain’s livestock farms?
Social Market Foundation
October 2022
Perceptions About Gene Editing in Agriculture Among United States Residents
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research / Alliance for Science
August 2022
Goalkeepers Report – The Future of Progress 2022
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
September 2022
Environmental Outcomes from On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States
Field to Market
December 2021
Report on genetic technologies
Regulatory Horizons Council
September 2021
Living Landscapes: Public Dialogue on the Future of Land Use
The Royal Society
March 2021
UK Plant Science Research Strategy: A Roadmap for the Next Ten Years
UKRI
March 2021
A Sustainable Future for British Dairy
Arla UK Climate Check Report 2021
August 2021
Current and Future Market Applications of New Genomic Techniques
European Commission Joint Research Centre
April 2021
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030
OECD-FAO
July 2021
Consumer Perceptions of Genome Edited Food
Food Standards Agency
July 2021
The National Food Strategy: The Plan
National Food Strategy
July 2021
Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planet
Nature
August 2021
Feeding the Future: working together to build the National Food Strategy
Food and Drink Sector Council
October 2021
Biodiversity in the UK: Bloom or Bust?
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
June 2021
The Future of Feed: A WWF Roadmap to Accelerating Insect Protein in UK Feeds
WWF
July 2021
Study on the Status of New Genomic Techniques
European Commission
April 2021
Climate Change 2021 - Summary for Policymakers
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
August 2021
The Socio-Economic and Environmental Values of Plant Breeding in the EU and Selected EU Member States
HFFA Research GmbH
May 2021
The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
December 2021
Towards Net Zero in UK Agriculture
UCL
April 2021
Current and Future Market Applications of New Genomic Techniques
European Commission Joint Research Centre
April 2021
Preserving Global Biodiversity Requires Rapid Agricultural Improvements
The Royal Society
June 2021
Comparing international approaches to food safety regulation of GM and Novel Foods
Food Standards Agency
August 2021
Genome Editing for Crop Improvement
ALLEA Symposium Report
September 2020
Economic and Food Security Impacts of Agricultural Input Reduction Under the European Union Green Deal’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies
USDA
November 2020
National Food Strategy: Part One
National Food Strategy
July 2020
Gene Editing for the Climate: Biological Solutions for Curbing Greenhouse Emissions
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
September 2020
Socio-Economic Impact of NIAB Research
NIAB
September 2020
Farming for 1.5°C : A Transformation Pathway
Independent inquiry on farming and climate change in Scotland.
November 2020
Fostering Innovation in Agriculture Through Enabling Regulatory Policy
Agricultural Biotechnology Council
February 2020
Hungry for Change: Fixing the Failures in Food
House of Lords Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment
July 2020
Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UK
Committee on Climate Change
January 2020
GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2018
PG Economics
July 2020
Soil Structure and its Benefits
The Royal Society
April 2020
Report to the Food and Drink Sector Council
Agricultural Productivity Working Group
February 2020
The Regulation of Genome-Edited Plants in the European Union
European Academies Science Advisory Council
March 2020
Delivering on Net Zero: Scottish Agriculture
WWF
January 2020
Recipe for Disaster: How Climate Change Threatens British-Grown Fruit and Veg
The Climate Coalition
February 2019
Research Review: Weed Control Options and Future Opportunities for UK Crops
AHDB
April 2019
The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
FAO
February 2019
Fertile Ground: Opportunities and Challenges for UK Agriculture
Institute of Economic Affairs
June 2019
Research Briefing: Climate Change and Agriculture
Parliamentary Office of Science &Technology
May 2019
Climate Change and Land
IPCC
August 2019
The Future of Food 2040
NFU
February 2019
Achieving Net Zero: Farming's 2040 goal
NFU
September 2019
Review of Food Derived Using New Breeding Techniques
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
December 2019
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2018
ISAAA
August 2019
The Future of Crop Protection
KTN
May 2019
Agri-Tech Report
NFU Mutual
November 2019
Our Planet, Our Health
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
September 2019
Climate Change Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector in Europe
European Environment Agency
September 2019
The State of the Environment: Soil
Environment Agency
June 2019
Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe
European Academies Science Advisory Council
April 2018
The Effect of Innovation in Agriculture on the Environment
Institute of Economic Affairs
November 2018
Preparing for Change: The Characteristics of Top Performing Farms
AHDB
October 2018
Farm Income and Production Impacts of Using GM Crop Technology 1996-2016
PG Economics
June 2018
A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment
HM Government
January 2018
Open Consultation: The Future for Food, Farming and the Environment
Defra
February 2018
Plant Breeding Techniques in a New Era
Wageningen University & Research
May 2018
Driving Productivity Growth Together
AHDB
January 2018
Research Briefing: Trends in Agriculture
Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
November 2018
Transforming Agriculture with Data-Driven Insights
PA Consulting Group
February 2018
Back to the Land: Rethinking our Approach to Soil
CPRE
December 2018
Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (US)
July 2018
The Future of Farming
Policy Network
January 2018
Constraints on UK Agricultural and Horticultural Productivity
AHDB
December 2018
The Prospects for Lab-Grown Meat
Adam Smith Institute
August 2018
Impact Report 2017: Harnessing the Power of Biology
BBSRC
February 2018
The Challenges Facing Agriculture and the Plant Science Industry in the EU
AgbioInvestor
September 2018
UK - A Nation United by Food
NFU
September 2018
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2017
ISAAA
June 2018
Forward Look for UK Bioscience
BBRSC/UKRI
September 2018
Status of Agricultural Knowledge, Development and Advice
Agricultural Industries Confederation
March 2018
UK Plant Genetics: A Regulatory Environment to Maximise Advantage to the UK Economy Post Brexit
PG Economics
September 2018
Delivering an Improved UK Agri-Science Sector Outside the EU
NFU/Rothamsted Research
March 2017
Feeding the Future, Four Years On: A Review of Innovation Needs for British Farming
NFU
February 2017
Global Britain, Global Solutions: How British R&D Can Transform International Development
Policy Exchange
November 2017
Electric Tractors by 2020? - A Review of Advanced Vehicle Technology in the Agricultural Sector
NFU
February 2017
AgTech Investing Report 2016
AgFunder
January 2017
A Food Brexit: Time to Get Real
Tim Lang, Erik Millstone & Terry Marsden
July 2017
Brexit: Agriculture
House of Lords European Union Select Committee
May 2017
Innovative Farming and Forestry Across the Emerging World: The Role of Genetically Modified Crops and Trees
International Industrial Biotechnology Network
January 2017
Brexit, Agriculture and Agricultural Policy
Centre for Policy Studies
January 2017
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026
OECD-FAO
July 2017
Genome Editing: Scientific Opportunities, Public Interests and Policy Options in the European Union
European Academies Science Advisory Council
March 2017
The Future of Food and Agriculture: Trends and Challenges
FAO
February 2017
Growing a Mandate for Change
RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
November 2017
The Economic Cost of IPR Infringement in the Pesticides Sector
European Union Intellectual Property Office
February 2017
State of the World's Plants 2017
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
May 2017
The Future of the Natural Environment After the EU Referendum
Environmental Audit Committee
January 2017
GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2015
PG Economics
June 2017
Producer Organisations After Brexit
British Growers Association & Savills
July 2017
Brexit: Farm Animal Welfare
House of Lords European Union Committee
July 2017
Industrial Strategy: Building a Britain Fit for the Future
HM Government
November 2017
Research Briefing: New Plant Breeding Techniques
Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
February 2017
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2016
ISAAA
May 2017
New Techniques in Agricultural Biotechnology: Explanatory Note
European Commission, Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)
April 2017
Environmental Tipping Points and Food System Dynamics: Main Report
Global Food Security
January 2017
Technological Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture
Anthea McIntyre MEP
June 2017
British Food: What Role Should UK Producers Have in Feeding the UK?
Professor Tim Benton/Morrisons
February 2017
From Grassroots to Blue Skies: A Vision for Agri-Tech
Agri-TechE
September 2017
Collaboration on Science and Innovation: A Future Partnership Paper
HM Government
September 2017
Food Waste in England
House of Commons Environment Food & Rural Affairs Committee
April 2017
Sustainability of Liquid Biofuels
Royal Academy of Engineering
July 2017
Effect of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment
VIB
September 2016
20th Anniversary of the Global Commercialization of Biotech Crops (1996-2015)
ISAAA
April 2016
The Economic, Social and Environmental Value of Plant Breeding in the European Union
HFFA Research GmbH
March 2016
Ploughing the Wrong Furrow: The Costs of Agricultural Exceptionalism and the Precautionary Principle
Institute of Economic Affairs
October 2016
Cumulative Impact of Hazard-Based Legislation on Crop Protection Products in Europe
Steward Redqueen
July 2016
GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2014
PG Economics
May 2016
Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States
Field to Market
December 2016
Entrepreneurship: A Kiss of Life for the UK Farming Sector?
Oxford Farming Conference
January 2016
Agri-Tech Industrial Strategy: Evaluation Scoping Study and Baseline
Department for Business Innovation & Skills
July 2016
Food, the UK and the EU: Brexit or Bremain?
Food Research Collaboration
March 2016
Research Briefing: Genome Editing
Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
November 2016
Genome Editing: An Ethical Review
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
September 2016
A Time for Boldness: EU Membership and UK Science After the Referendum
House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee
December 2016
Implications of a UK Exit From the EU for British Agriculture
LEI Wageningen
April 2016
Cultivating the Future: How Can 20 Years of GM Debate Inform UK Farm Policy?
Agricultural Biotechnology Council
December 2016
State of Nature 2016
The State of Nature Partnership
September 2016
GM Plants: Questions and Answers
The Royal Society
May 2016
Soil Health
Environmental Audit Committee
June 2016
A Vision and High-Level Strategy for UK Animal and Plant Health Research To 2020 and Beyond
BBSRC
January 2016
The State of Food and Agriculture 2016
FAO
October 2016
Technological Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture in the EU
European Parliament
June 2016
EU Membership and UK Science
House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee
May 2016
AHDB Strategy 2017-2020: Inspiring Success
AHDB
December 2016
Backing British Farming in a Volatile World: The Report
NFU
February 2015
Food Supply in the Balance
Agricultural Industries Confederation
June 2015
Facing the Future Together: Report From the Farming and Water Action Group
The UK Water Partnership/Global Food Security
March 2015
Securing UK Soil Health
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
August 2015
Advanced Genetic Techniques for Crop Improvement: Regulation, Risk and Precaution
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
February 2015
The Role of Research in Global Food and Nutrition Security
Expo 2015 EU Scientific Steering Committee
April 2015
Farming Fit for the Future
Wildlife and Countryside Link
September 2015
Advanced Genetic Techniques for Crop Improvement: Regulation, Risk and Precaution: Government Response
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
October 2015
EASAC Statement on New Breeding Techniques
European Academies Science Advisory Council
July 2015
Review of the Objectives of Modern Plant Breeding and Their Relation to Agricultural Sustainability
ADAS
June 2015
The Best British Farmers: What Gives Them the Edge?
The Oxford Farming Conference
January 2015
Food We Can Trust: FSA Strategic Plan 2015-20
Food Standards Agency
June 2015
Antimicrobials in Agriculture and the Environment: Reducing Unnecessary Use and Waste
Review on Antimicrobial Resistance
December 2015
Food Futures: From Business as Usual to Business Unusual
WRAP
November 2015
Changing Climate, Changing Diets
Chatham House
November 2015
Genetically Modified Insects
House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee
December 2015
Food Security: Demand, Consumption and Waste
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
January 2015
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2014
ISAAA
January 2015
Economic Impact Assessment on the European GM Authorisation "Opt-Out" Proposal
COCERAL/FEDIOL/FEFAC
October 2015
Going Against the Grain
Agricultural Biotechnology Council
October 2015
GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2013
PG Economics
May 2015
EU Referendum: UK Farming's Relationship with the EU
NFU
October 2015
Climate Change: A Risk Assessment
Centre for Science and Policy
July 2015
Extreme Weather and Resilience of the Global Food System
Global Food Security
August 2015
An Evidence-Based Review on the Likely Economic and Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified (GM) Cereals and Oilseeds for UK Agriculture
AHDB
March 2015
Food for Thought: A Vision for Unlocking the Potential of Agriculture and the Food Industry in the EU
Agri-Food Chain Coalition
April 2014
Opportunity Agriculture: Towards a Sustainably Competitive Industry
The Oxford Farming Conference
January 2014
New Techniques for Crop Genetic Improvement: Position Statement
BBSRC
September 2014
The Best Use of UK Agricultural Land
University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
June 2014
Livestock - Climate Change's Forgotten Sector: Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption
Chatham House
December 2014
Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It
Government Office for Science
November 2014
Crop Production Technology: The Effect of the Loss of Plant Protection Products on UK Agriculture and Horticulture and the Wider Economy
Andersons
October 2014
Centre of Excellence in Agri-Informatics and Sustainability Metrics: Invitation Consortia
Technology Strategy Board
April 2014
The Sustainable Intensification of European Agriculture
RISE Foundation
June 2014
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2013
ISAAA
February 2014
Food Security: UK Government Response
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
October 2014
Global Nutrition Report 2014
IFPRI
November 2014
Square Meal: Why We Need a New Recipe for Farming, Wildlife, Food and Public Health
The Food Research Collaboration
July 2014
Food Security
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
July 2014
Hot and Hungry: How to Stop Climate Change Derailing the Fight Against Hunger
Oxfam
March 2014
Endocrine Disruptors: Impacts of Changing Availability on Farmers and Production
AHDB
December 2014
Economic Impact of IBERS
BiGGAR Economics
June 2014
National Pollinator Strategy
Environmental Audit Committee
July 2014
UK Bioscience: Helping to Safeguard the Future Supply of Our Daily Bread
BBSRC
January 2014
UK Plant Science: Current Status & Future Challenges
UK Plant Sciences Federation
January 2014
The State of Food Insecurity in the World
FAO
September 2014
Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity
International Food Policy Research Institute
February 2014
EU Impact on the UK Life Sciences
Fresh Start Project
January 2014
Climate Change and the UK: Risks and Opportunities
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
November 2014
GM Science Update
Council for Science and Technology
March 2014
Healthy Harvest: Safeguarding the Crop Protection Toolbox
NFU
June 2014
Counting the Cost of Food Waste: EU Food Waste Prevention
House of Lords European Union Committee
April 2014
On Trial: Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa
Chatham House
July 2014
GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2012
PG Economics
May 2014
Value of Advice Report
Agricultural Industries Confederation
April 2013
The Agricultural Disconnect
Syngenta
September 2013
Vaccination Against Bovine TB
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
June 2013
Planting the Future: Opportunities and Challenges for Using Crop Genetic Improvement Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
European Academies Science Advisory Council
June 2013
Centres for Agricultural Innovation: Review of Stakeholder Feedback
HM Government
December 2013
Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022
OECD-FAO
June 2013
R&D Trends for Chemical Crop Protection Products and the Position of the European Market
Phillips McDougall
October 2013
Pollinators and Pesticides
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
April 2013
The Social, Economic and Environmental Value of Agricultural Productivity in the European Union
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
October 2013
Future Farming: CLA Policy on Biotechnology
Country Land and Business Association
July 2013
Future of Farming Review Report
Defra
July 2013
Growing Disruption: Climate Change, Food, and the Fight Against Hunger
Oxfam
September 2013
World Resources Report 2013-14: Creating a Sustainable Food Future
World Resources Institute
December 2013
Growing with Agri-Science
Research Councils UK
July 2013
The Emissions Gap Report 2013
United Nations Environment Programme
November 2013
Feeding the Nation: Creating a Resilient, Growing Food Industry
The Labour Party