Overview

The Centre for Effective Innovation in Agriculture aims to strengthen the impact and benefit of agricultural research by aligning R&D investment with user needs. See our website for more information on current projects. The new Centre, launching in April 2021, is a partnership of England’s leading agricultural universities, founded with five years’ funding from the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust. The Centre will: - Grow a community of funders and researchers who become passionate about the practical impact of agricultural research and the uptake of innovation by farmers. - Collate the extensive research evidence on innovation, uptake and adoption into practical guides for policy makers about effective research and innovation funding. - Advise and support agricultural research and innovation funders, including government, to ensure their programmes are accessible to farmers and well-placed to yield results on the ground. The partners are the Royal Agricultural University (where the centre's office is based), Harper Adams University, Newcastle University, University of Reading and University of Warwick.