BBSRC has published, on behalf of a partnership of key UK research funders and policy makers, a vision and high level research strategy for UK Animal and Plant Health Research to 2020 and beyond.
By 2020, the UK will have created and harnessed new research knowledge and technology that will transform our ability to:
- Systematically predict, detect and understand key current UK animal and plant health problems and emerging threats in real time.
- Direct sophisticated and rapid responses to effectively and efficiently prevent and mitigate impacts on our agri-environment and wider ecosystems and landscapes.
In parallel, it will have created the optimal innovation environment for developing and trialling new interventions, stimulating inward investment and the development of new products and services through small and medium-sized enterprises and large national and multinational companies.
There are compelling economic, social and environmental drivers for a more robust and concerted UK response to animal and plant health challenges, which are of critical importance to protecting and enhancing the UK’s prosperity and wellbeing. An integrated, whole-system approach to animal and plant health science is needed, and the research strategy details key opportunities to develop such an approach.
The Research strategy and full length feature article can be found on the BBSRC website.
A vision and high-level strategy for UK Animal and Plant Health Research To 2020 and Beyond pdf.