What is the state of agricultural research?
The State of Agricultural Research & Innovation (SARI)
With a commissioning group spanning government, funders and research providers, we are taking a comprehensive look at what agricultural research the UK is funding, how it compares to what's needed on the ground, and when it might have an impact.
SARI will be a definitive annual assessment of agricultural research priorities, funding, activity, impact and capacity, to catalyse strategic collaboration among UK research providers and funders.
Produced with and for the whole sector, it is designed to help target research more effectively at practical priorities and policy goals.
The first SARI report will be published in October 2026.
SARI commissioning group members:
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Charles Bestwick, SEFARI
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Neil Boonham, FERA
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Sal Burgess, Defra
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James Comer, Defra
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Andrew Cureton, UKRI
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Iain Donnison, IBERS
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Rachel Eglin, Animal and Plant Health Agency
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Stefan Kepinski, Agricultural Universities Council
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Stuart Knight, NIAB
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Simon Mortimer, University of Reading
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Lindsay Roome, Defra
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