Associate Director of Science Prof. John W. Crawford Associate Director of Science Rothamsted Research

Agrimetrics UK Government funded Centre for Excellence in Big Data Headquartered at Rothamsted Simon David will give details

Rothamsted: China activities CSIA (Centre for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture) Core funding from BBSRC/Newton Fund matched by CAAS Successful bids for associated projects > £4.5M for Rothamsted-China activities won in 2015. STFC Agritech in China Newton Network+ Funding joint research projects, workshops and UK-China exchanges

UK-China Centre for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture (CSIA) A platform for joint Research, training & capacity building Research areas: Crop efficiency Soil management Integrated Pest, Disease & Weed Management Agricultural innovation, practice & policy Activities: Shared studentships, incorporating summer schools and extended exchange CSIA annual scientific meetings Support for associated project bids Management of linked activities An open platform with the flexibility to include new partners PhD Summer schools CSIA scientific meetings Research area 3 Research area 1 Research area 2 Research area 4 CAU NAU NWAFU RRes: CAAS hub PhD ?

CSIA - Associated projects Relevant CSIA research areas NERC - Critical Zone Observatory projects 1: Modelling and managing critical zone relationships between soil, water and ecosystem processes across the Loess Plateau (CAS, NWAFU, LaU, Leeds) 2: SPECTRA: Soil Processes and Ecological Services in the Karst Critical Zone of Southwest China (CAS, Beijing Normal,Tianjin, Exeter, Bristol) STFC - Earth Observation projects 1: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Intensification in China through Improved Farm Decision-Making (CAU, NAU, Zhejiang, ADAS, AgSpace, LaU, Leeds, Soton) 2: A system to improve the rational use of pesticides against migratory locusts towards a sustainable management strategy. (CAAS, CAS, Zhejiang, CABI, Kings, Assimila Ltd) 2 4 4 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research - Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Geochemistry - CAS 3 4 1 Crop efficiency; 2 Soil management; 3 pest/weed/disease mgmt.; 4 Ag innovation/practice/policy

CSIA - Associated projects Relevant CSIA research areas BBSRC - Virtual Joint Centre for Improved Nitrogen Agronomy (CINAG) Partners: CAAS, CAU, CAS, CEH, Bangor Aims: Improved fundamental understanding of N cycling novel indicators of NUE, new real-time physical and chemical metrics, holistic measures of soil health Harnessing novel N technologies develop farm systems that permit the sustainable intensification of (especially Chinese) agriculture Improved agronomic practices Translated through the STB programme to Chinese farmers. Predictive capacity and knowledge exchange Staff and student training programmes, links with CSIA and Network+ activities 1 2 4 Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology- CAS CAAS – Mingang Xu, Institute of Crop Sciences; long-term experiments on nutrient use efficiency 1 Crop efficiency; 2 Soil management; 3 pest/weed/disease mgmt.; 4 Ag innovation/practice/policy

Next steps 2016 CSIA internal call for projects Seed projects to lay groundwork for subsequent bids for larger associated projects Focus on CSIA Partners, but affiliates welcome Extending activity with NAU and CAS 2016 STFC Network+ call for proposals Official Development Assistance * Ongoing Newton Fund opportunities to be monitored AMR initiatives Upcoming Global Challenges Fund - £1.5bn 2017- 2022 Capacity building opporunities * China’s position on Development Assistance Committee (DAC) lists will be critical 3 1 2 4