Research Publications
Can trees and their associated organisms still benefit arable crops in the presence of pesticide use?
This article by Colin Tosh and Jo Smith uses a novel method to model the interacting agroecosystem components in English silvoarable agroforestry.
Agroforestry systems favour bat conservation but only when old and grazed
Agromix paper showed bat activity and foraging success was highest in grazed but not arable agroforestry systems and tree age contributed strongly to habitat value.
Marketing organic: Consumer insights report
UK Organic and ORC report – an in-depth analysis of UK consumer attitudes, behaviours, and knowledge regarding organic products.
Overcoming barriers to crop diversification uptake in Europe: A mini review
Review shows that addressing barriers to crop diversification by farmers requires a simultaneous and coordinated approach.
Agronomic and genetic assessment of organic wheat performance in England: a field-scale cultivar evaluation with a network of farms
New paper on farm network field-scale, cultivar evaluation of organic wheat
Managing understoreys in agroforestry to promote natural enemies
New paper on managing understoreys in agroforestry to promote natural enemies
Measuring the Economic Performance of Small Ruminant Farms Using Balanced Scorecard and Importance-Performance Analysis: A European Case Study
Measuring the Economic Performance of Small Ruminant Farms Using Balanced Scorecard and Importance-Performance Analysis: A European Case Study
European Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Red Meat Labelling Attributes
New paper co-authored by ORC’s Stefano Orsini is published in Animals.
Embedding Cultivated Diversity in Society for Agro-Ecological Transition
How to foster agroecological transition by a more inclusive management of genetic resources
Agroecology and carbon neutrality in europe by 2050: what are the issues?
The latest IPCC report1 sets the objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, 2070 at the latest.
Modelling the production impacts of a widespread conversion to organic agriculture in England and Wales
New research reveals the production impact of a large-scale conversion to organic management in England and Wales