Dr David Adamson

Associate Professor of International Agriculture.

PhD, The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, Master of Natural Resource Economics, UQ, Australia, Bachelor of Agricultural Economics, University of New England, Australia

The UK’s wash out summer impacts on annual harvest and hay making

8 August 2023

The recent spell of wet weather is the topic of conversation in shops, pubs, and hairdressing salons across the land and none of us is a fan but the amount of rain the UK has seen, since the start of July, is now starting to cause big problems for UK farmers.

As well as trying to find enough dry weather to harvest fields of wheat, barley, and other crops which are ready to be combined, many farmers have not even been able to make hay yet this year.

SAFS African Research Grant

About the grant

  • This grant will help MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security students from an African country with return flights and living costs for a month of field research as part of the degree
  • Three grants will be awarded each academic year

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To be eligible for the grant you must:

Dr Emmanuel Junior Zuza

Biography 

Emmanuel is passionate about sustainable rural development and smallholder farmers, my objective is to contribute to the Agriculture and Food Security industry by enhancing smallholder crop productivity, food and nutrition security, and incomes. I am committed to promoting gender justice and addressing the challenges posed by climate change and information technology.

Dr Emmanuel Junior Zuza

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Sustainability

PhD (The Open University), MSc (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane), BSc (University of Malawi).

Keep calm and call the RAU!

7 August 2023

Don’t panic, and take time to think, and chat, through all your options, is the advice from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) to any students who may not receive the grades they were hoping for in their Highers or A-levels when the results come out this month.

 

Royal Agricultural University forges further links to improve food security and production in Uzbekistan

3 August 2023

Transcript of Working for the RAU Video

My name is Professor Peter McCaffrey  and it's my great privilege to be Vice Chancellor of this historic  Institution.

RAU Director appointed to lead GuildHE’s International Network

28 July 2023

Dr Esther Wilkinson, who joined the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) as Associate Director of Business Development earlier this year, has been appointed as Chair of GuildHE’s International Network.

Esther joined the RAU in March after nine years as Head of International at Jisc, the UK agency for digital, data, and technology, where she led international activities and relationships, and developed an international strategy.

BSc (Hons) Equine Science and Business (Foundation Year)

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