Agriculture is a major cause of biodiversity loss and carbon emissions globally. Oversimplification of the system, reliance on high levels of inputs, and a disconnect from nature and the important services it provides, leaves our food systems inherently vulnerable to environmental and economic shocks.
The University of Oxford is home to world-leading research into all aspects of agriculture from plant science, climate and ecology, to social science, business and economics providing a melting pot for the interdisciplinary collaboration that is needed to generate real solutions and innovatio n that effectively harness technology, people and nature to transform agriculture for the future.
The “Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub” (AGRIIH) aims to generate a transformational shift in the scope of our agricultural research impact, by engaging industry and stakeholders to co- develop novel and industry-relevant research and innovation that transforms our agricultural systems for a sustainable future. The Hub will stimulate collaborations across disciplines to develop a coordinated multi-dimensional offering that integrates molecular plant science with ecology within a broader food system framing, all informed by business needs and supported with industry funding.
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Members
Director: Dr Jennifer Lucey, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Project and Knowledge Exchange Lead: Dr Jing Zhang, Department of Biology and Environmental Change Institute
