SCIENTISTS have been researching ways to produce food more suited to a Scottish climate. The research has funded trials of new raspberries, blackcurrants and potatoes which are better able to fight diseases and cope with climate change.
The studies on food, plants and animals has generated £600 million of economic benefit and supported more than 2,800 Scottish jobs, new analysis has shown.
The 2011-2016 Strategic Research Programme, commissioned by the Scottish Government, includes work to create new crop varieties and control the spread of animal disease.