Crop Production in the East of Scotland - SASA

Appendix 1Appendix 1: The “Scottish System” forScientific Support to Natural ResourceUse, Food and the EnvironmentThe term “Scottish System” has been usedin different ways for a number of purposesover the last century. At its simplest, itoriginally expressed the integration ofeducation, development and extension forland use within the Scottish AgriculturalColleges (now SAC) – a model widelyapplied in North America and the formerBritish Empire.The term is now more widely used toexpress the coordinated activities of theorganisations funded by the ScottishExecutive Rural Affairs Department to workon research, development, education,extension, policy support, and publicunderstanding of science, in relation to landand water use, food and the environment.Royal Botanic Garden, EdinburghScottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh,Aberdeen & AyrScottish Agricultural Science Agency,Edinburgh (Crops and Environment:Regulation)Scottish Crop Research Institute, DundeeThere are also close functionalrelationships with the relevant academicdepartments of the Higher EducationInstitutes, particularly the Universities ofEdinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Dundee.These institutes come together under theaegis of CHABOS (Committee of the Headsof Agricultural and Biological Organisationsin Scotland) whose membership is:Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeenand PitlochryForestry Commission Research Agency,EdinburghHannah Research Institute, Ayr (Dairy)Macaulay Land Use Research Institute,Aberdeen (Environment)Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh(Animal Health)Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen(Animal & Human Nutrition)53