New research category
Future Agriculture & Water
Growing food for a changing world.
Growing is one of the oldest decisions humans make and one of the least instrumented. Most of it is still judgement, habit and weather.
Seven questions, from a windowsill to a field. None of them are products. Each one is a research programme with a stated status.
Everything in this category is research. Nothing here is sold, installed or certified, and no claim is made about yield, disease or water saving until it has been measured.
Project Oasis
Can every plant know exactly when it needs water?
Project Harvest
Can farmers see tomorrow's crop problems today?
Project Root
Can soil tell its own story?
Project Rain
Can every drop of rain be used twice?
Project Seed
Can we identify the plants most likely to survive tomorrow's climate?
Project Bloom
Can every garden become a pollinator sanctuary?
Project Canopy
Can cities cool themselves by planting smarter?
Who this is for
Project Oasis
GardenersRHS membersFarmersGarden centresCouncils
Project Harvest
Arable farmersGrowersAgronomistsCooperativesInsurers
Project Root
FarmersLandownersCouncilsEnvironmental schemesFood buyers
Project Rain
HomeownersGardenersHousebuildersWater companiesCouncils
Project Seed
GardenersGrowersNurseriesCouncilsLandscape architects
Project Bloom
GardenersSchoolsCouncilsWildlife trustsGarden centres
Project Canopy
CouncilsDevelopersSchoolsResidentsPublic health teams
Growing, water or land problem worth researching?
We would rather test a claim than repeat one. Tell us what you would need proved.
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