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Sustainable Agriculture Strategy Panel

BBSRC supports high-quality research in plant, animal and related sciences to help provide economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture and land use in the UK. The Panel has overarching responsibility for BBSRC's strategy in this area.

Is responsible for:

• Reporting annually to Strategy Advisory Board
• Developing and maintaining an overview of the relevant research and training portfolio across BBSRC, and its competitiveness and relevance nationally and internationally
• Producing a strategy and action plan to develop and maintain this portfolio at the international forefront, and in line with the BBSRC Strategic Plan
• Appraising applications to initiatives approved by Strategy Advisory Board as within its remit

Members

Professor C Gaskell (Chair) - Royal Agricultural College
Professor J Bainbridge OBE - Consultant
Mr T Brigstocke - Consultant
Dr M Bushell - Syngenta
Professor G Edwards-Jones - University of Wales, Bangor
Professor L Firbank - Rothamsted Research, North Wyke
Professor J Fitzpatrick - Moredun Research Institute
Professor K Ritz - Cranfield University
Professor S Rushton - Newcastle University
Professor N Spence - Food and Environment Research Agency
Professor A Slabas - Durham University
Professor C Tapsell - KWS UK Ltd
Mr P Temple - Farmer, East Yorkshire and National Farmers’ Union
Professor J Wilson - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Edinburgh
Observers
Dr P Kempton - Natural Environment Research Council
Dr S Popple - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dr L Saunderson - Scottish Government
Dr J Wadsworth - Department for International Development

Meeting dates and minutes

2009

11 May

12 October

2008

11 April

• April 2008 minutes (PDF 37KB)

18/19 September

6 November

• November 2008 minutes (PDF 40KB)

2007

15 February

• February 2007 minutes (PDF 28KB)

18/19 June

• June 2007 minutes (PDF 37KB)

7 November

2006

21 April

• April 2006 report of meeting (PDF 26KB)

13/14 July

• July 2006 minutes (PDF 40KB)

2005

8 March

• March 2005 report of meeting (PDF 29KB)

20 May

• May 2005 report of meeting (PDF 28KB)

1/2 September

• September 2005 report of meeting (PDF 26KB)

1 December

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