What role it expects the Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes and the Scottish Agricultural College to play in developi…

The five Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes and the Scottish Agricultural College have strengths across a range of scientific disciplines. They make a major contribution to SERAD's Agricultural, Biological and Related Research Programme which aims to provide underpinning strategic research in support of agriculture and related industries. The general skills developed by scientists employed by these organisations give insights into processes and generate innovative and advisory knowledge and expertise which is sought and utilised by industry. The department's Strategy for Agricultural, Biological and Related Research 1999-2003 states that the research programme will be developed to increase its relevance to identified end-uses including sustainable agriculture; food and bio-industries; and rural communities and development.