Farming News - SRUC President calls for ‘open science’ crop research network

"A group of world-leading crop scientists, including Professor Wayne Powell, Principal & Chief Executive of SRUC, has called for a global crop network to systematically tackle threats to global food security.

Writing in the journal Science this month, the group recommend founding a Global Crop Improvement Network (GCIN) to take a worldwide approach to crop research. They envision the Network encompassing most staple crops, and claim it would 'revolutionise' research, as stakeholders would gain an insight into crop performance in different environments, speeding up breakthroughs and implementation of research findings."