Welcome to SCRI

SCRI is a Scottish success story. We are the bridge between rural production and urban wellbeing. We have an unrivalled track record of delivering innovative knowledge, products and services that enrich the Scottish and UK economies.

SCRI is active in 30 countries supporting sustainable development and the production of healthy, natural food. Learn more about SCRI.

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Potatoes in Practice

Potatoes in Practice is the premier potato field event in the UK and will be held at SCRI on 13 August 2009.

What's New

Chief Executive named for Scotland’s new research institute

A leading Scots scientist – currently working in Australia – has been named as the Chief Executive designate to lead Scotland’s new, crop, food and land use research organisation.

£1.8 million funding boost for SCRI

Innovative research and development projects at SCRI that will lead to more sustainable crops and new more resistant varieties of soft fruit, potato and barley have been awarded over £1.8 million funding from the Technology Strategy Board.

Technology on show at Scottish cereals event

This year’s Cereals in Practice (CiP) event, hosted by SCRI, will be focusing in part on new advances in commercial barley breeding powered by technology originally used in human genome studies.