Latest news: 12-13 June 2019: The ASSIST team from CEH and Rothamsted are braving the rain at Cereals 2019: find them to catch up on progress at stand #435
ASSIST is an initial five-year £11 million research programme that, with support from the farming industry, will meet the challenge of feeding growing populations without causing unacceptable environmental damage.
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in partnership with Rothamsted Research and British Geological Survey will develop innovative farming systems in collaboration with industry and stakeholders to:
- Increase efficiency of food production
- Improve resilience to extreme events
- Reduce the environmental foot print of agriculture