Stimulus Fund awards €400,000 for two joint research projects

NUI Galway and Teagasc have been granted €400,000 for two joint research projects under the Department of Agriculture’s €6m Research Stimulus Fund.

Stimulus Fund awards €400,000 for two joint research projects

Firstly, the ‘Join-to-Farm’ project will explore how a broad range of joint farming ventures could enhance the sustainability of Irish agriculture. The project brings together social scientists: Dr Áine Macken-Walsh, Teagasc; Dr Kevin Heanue, Teagasc; Dr Anne Byrne, NUIG; and Prof Michael Ward and Dr Olive McCarthy of UCC.

The second project, ‘Agile-Tech’, examines how technology use by farmers evolves over time. The project involves social scientists: Dr Kevin Heanue, Teagasc; Dr Áine Macken-Walsh, Teagasc; Ann Lyons, NUIG; Mary O’Reilly-de Brún, Centre for Participatory Strategies; and Tomás de Brún, Centre for Participatory Strategies.

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