All-Party Parliamentary Group paper by Prof Leaver on R&D being essential to deliver Sustainable UK Food Production   Section on Horticulture

http://www.appg-agscience.org.uk/linkedfiles/APPGSTA – David Leaver report Nov 2010.pdf

This is the new BIS /BBSRC and TSB routes  not Defra or the discontinued RDA”s

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=416165&NewsAreaID=2

Over the next few weeks and months, major decisions will be made on Government spending priorities as part of a wider move to stabilise the country’s finances and rebalance the economy. They will help to define what we value as a nation and the direction in which we want to head. Investing in science and research is a critical part of that.

To read the full speech click the link below

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=415357&NewsAreaID=2

http://www.ofc.org.uk/images/stories/File/Lamotte%202010_Science%20in%20practice%20for%20seasonal%20crop%20production.pdf