News and events

The seedling are growing from the rich soil to the morning sunlight that is shining, ecology concept.

Our aim is to co-create a future where soil health and its co-benefits arebeing restored on 60% of the world’s farms by 2030

GSHP featured on Agrii podcast - Groundswell 2022

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:24:17 BST

Professor John Crawford (University of Glasgow) and Professor Andy Neal (Rothamsted Research) feature in the latest Agrii - Tramlines Podcast. Recorded 'in the field' at Groundswell 2022.

Bringing together food producers, farmers and consumers in Europe and Africa to make food production more sustainable - REGISTER NOW

Fri, 27 May 2022 19:49:00 BST

The agri-food sector is having to marshal all its ingenuity, technology, and collective might to rise to the dual challenges of an intensifying climate crisis and burgeoning world population. Making the way we grow and consume food more sustainable is central to food systems transformation, and hinges on the whole value chain pulling together.

Professor Crawford and Global Science Committee at COP15, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Thu, 12 May 2022 21:21:00 BST

Professor John Crawford (University of Glasgow), Professor Ratan Lal (Ohio State University, Dr Leigh Ann Winowiecki (ICRAF, Kenya), and Barbara Baarsma (CEO, Rabo Carbon Bank) participating in the COP15 Coalition for Action on Soil Health (CA4SH) event on 13th May 2022.

Delivering Nature-Positive Agriculture at Scale and on Time: a call to industry

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:07:54 BST

Professor Crawford delivers the keynote address to open the 3rd Annual BioAg World Congress in Valencia, Spain.

WEF logo (100m Farmers content)
WEF logo (100m Farmers content)

Transforming Food Systems with Farmers: A Pathway for the EU

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:01:00 BST

GSHP as a member of the EU Carbon+ coalition pleased to share this newly published report

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COP 26 Glasgow logo

100 days post COP

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:29:00 GMT

The programme had a very successful COP. Hosting three sessions at the University of Glasgow, and participating in the Climate Action: Agri-Food Transition Summit 2021 in the Innovation Zone.

Launch of Scottish Transition Lab

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:36:02 GMT

Rethinking Scottish Agriculture Partnering with North Star Transition and UCL who have had impressive success in grass-roots co-creation of sustainability solutions in Wales. We are picking up those techniques and experiences and applying them in a similar bottom-up approach for Scotland, bringing together land-owners / users, farmers, producers Government, NGO’s and the science community to form a Scottish Transition Lab to co-create opportunities for systemic change.

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EU Carbon+ partner logo

EU organizations join forces with farmers to fight climate change

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:38:00 GMT

New article from Prof John Crawford and colleagues at Bayer, Planet Labs and Hero Group.

Prof John Crawford
COP26 Sustainable Innovation Forum interview
11th November 2021

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COP 26 Glasgow logo

COP 26 - Introducing the Global Soil Health Programme

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:25:00 BST

Restoring the health of the world’s soil at scale and on time - Find out more and sign up

Science and commerce – a path for global soil health

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:44:25 GMT

Science and commerce – a path for global soil health

Emerging seedlings in the dry cracked earth the nature of combat changes in circumstances that are being destroyed.
Emerging seedlings in the dry cracked earth the nature of combat changes in circumstances that are being destroyed.

A 10-year plan to save the world's soil

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:27:00 BST

Read Prof Crawford's article for the World Economic Forum