Natural Economy

抖阴直播 Theatre 鈥渕ust visit鈥� destination at Scottish Smallholder Festival

The 2023 Scottish Smallholder Festival will feature an 抖阴直播 Theatre as part of the seminar programme providing a professional and hands-on education for smallholders attending the event. …

抖阴直播
25/09/2023

Equality, Opportunity, Community: What does it mean for Scotland鈥檚 rural communities?

If the First Minister is to achieve his ambition of delivering a wellbeing economy which is 鈥榝air, green and growing鈥�, policies need to deliver for rural and island Scotland as much as they do for urban Scotland. Read more from our Rural Policy Centre's response to the Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2023-24 here.…

Rural Policy Centre
06/09/2023

New partnership to unlock potential of South鈥檚 natural economy

抖阴直播 and South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) have agreed a ground-breaking partnership which will aim to maximise opportunities presented by the region鈥檚 significant and diverse natural resources.…

抖阴直播
04/09/2023

Net-zero Cabinet Secretary sees 抖阴直播 climate research in action

Scotland鈥檚 Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition has been learning about some of the cutting-edge climate change research being carried out at 抖阴直播.…

抖阴直播
31/08/2023

Small Business Innovation Drives Growth

Scotland鈥檚 agrifood sector has many small vibrant, often family, businesses that sustain communities and innovate to drive that all-important economic growth. This innovation and enterprise creation strengthens industry resilience and helps to ensure these businesses grow and develop to support the next generation. …

Sascha Grierson and Ceri Ritchie
03/08/2023

The Entrepreneurial Campus

Scotland鈥檚 Chief Entrepreneur Mark Logan and co-author of the Entrepreneurial Campus Blueprint Report Ross Tuffee met Wayne Powell, Carol Langston, Teresa Shutter and Susannah Bolton to discuss The Entrepreneurial Campus report commissioned by the Scottish Government and launched by the First Minister in June.…

Susannah Bolton
02/08/2023

Rural Enterprise Hubs: creating a home for business and communities

Supporting Scotland鈥檚 rural and island communities in ways that make financial sense while also benefitting those living and working locally requires a thought-out approach and careful planning. That鈥檚 where Rural Enterprise Hubs can come into their own. …

Ian Merrell
21/07/2023

鈥楪ame-changing moment鈥� for UK sheep breeding

Sheep breeding in the UK has witnessed a 鈥済ame-changing moment鈥�, following groundbreaking work on genomic breeding values (gEBVs).…

抖阴直播
07/07/2023

Creating an innovation and skills ecosystem for the future

Of the many words he has spoken on the subject, one quote in particular from Andy Haldane stands out: 鈥淚nnovation provides the spark, but the institutions provide the fuel.鈥� The Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts could easily have been talking about 抖阴直播, where our Digital Dairy Chain has been highlighted in Scotland鈥檚 National Innovation Strategy as a prime example of an innovation cluster. …

Wayne Powell
14/06/2023

Work starts on ONE SeedPod innovation hub for food and drink manufacturing

Work to create ONE SeedPod 鈥� the transformational industry innovation hub for Scotland鈥檚 food and drink industry 鈥� has started in Aberdeen, following the completion of the capital funding package and award of the construction contract.…

抖阴直播
29/05/2023

First UK outing for portable chambers to measure sheep methane

High-tech portable chambers for measuring methane emissions from sheep are being used in the UK for the first time.…

抖阴直播
15/05/2023

Zero carbon production 鈥榤oon shot鈥� in reach for Scotland鈥檚 livestock farmers

A recent call on social media from former Defra adviser and rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith for sheep to be removed from national parks and other marginal landscapes across the UK has led to a stepping-up of the debate over the future of ruminant livestock in our food supply chain.…

Wayne Powell
27/04/2023