Scotland is a land blessed with resources…but now, more than ever, policymakers need greater knowledge and a better understanding of the food, health, environment and rural sectors. In short, we need to use the best available science to create better government policy.

Knowledge Scotland consists of six of Scotland’s top research Institutes – the Macaulay Land Research Institute, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Scottish Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute and The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

This collaborative initiative was set up to inform policymakers on a whole range of issues including climate change, sustainable food supplies, land management, control of disease, health and wellbeing and conservation of biodiversity.

It’s a bank of knowledge that can greatly improve the way we manage our precious resources and this video gives a flavour of the vast range of work undertaken by the specialist institutes that make up Knowledge Scotland. Working together and combining their knowledge, they provide Government and other bodies with the ammunition to create informed policies about food, health, environmental and rural issues.

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