The need for innovation in plant breeding and agronomy has never been greater. With a growing global population agricultural science and technology has a vital role to play in boosting productivity, conserving resources and coping with climate change. A unique national resource, NIAB is well placed to contribute solutions to these challenges.
NIAB spans the crop development pipeline, combining within a single resource the specialist knowledge, skills and facilities required to support the improvement of crop varieties, to evaluate their performance and products derived from them, and to ensure these advances are transferred into on-farm practice through efficient agronomy.
As NIAB TAG we conduct field crops research and provide impartial variety and crop husbandry information. The NIAB TAG knowledge base is widely utilised by the agricultural community and through membership subscriptions influences more of the UK's arable area than any other independent organisation.
