New partnership between Waitrose and Aberystwyth
Research into global food security problems has been given a boost thanks to a new partnership between Waitrose and Aberystwyth University. In the first move of its kind in the UK, the supermarket is funding the Waitrose Chair of Sustainable Agriculture at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS). Professor Gareth Edwards-Jones (pictured above) has been confirmed in the role and will take up the post in September 2010. The appointment is part of an innovative joint arrangement with Bangor University in which Professor Edwards-Jones will combine his work as Waitrose Chair of Sustainable Agriculture, with his position as Professor of Agriculture & Land-Use Studies in Bangor. The senior appointment reflects Waitrose’s commitment to finding long-term solutions to food security and other issues affecting agriculture in the UK. Professor Edwards-Jones comments: “A key area will be looking at how farmers need to adapt and change to meet co...