Food and energy security

Food and energy security; agro-biotechnology

At Innogen we:

• explore the social, economic and political impact of ‘pro-poor’ technologies and agricultural innovation, including animal cloning and  the genetic modification (GM) of plants and animals

• research the changing strategies of key multinational companies important for agricultural production, trade and value-chain analysis

• investigate the attitudes and practices of the public towards new  technologies, e.g. of farmers towards GM crops

• provide a global picture of research and development (R&D) and commercial activities involving animal cloning and GM, and their products

• influence public policies concerning agro-biotechnology and food and energy security

Current research projects:

Investigating the benefits, costs and barriers to uptake of field diagnostics within the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate

Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food Security – Beyond PITA

Mitigating the environmental impact of cattle and sheep: animal genetics and farmers’ readiness for uptake

Genetic Technologies and the Development of Chinese Agriculture Chinese Rice

Value Addition Through Genomics and GE³LS (VALGEN)

Past research projects:

A Science and Technology Study on Newly Emerging Diagnostic Technologies in Agriculture: Exploring Attitudes, Behaviours and Wider Social Impacts

Animal cloning and genetic modification: A prospective study

Farmers' Understandings of Genetically Modified Crops within Local Communities

GM Crops – Shaping the Regional Policy Stance

A - Z of all Innogen research projects