Mark O’Grady

Project Title: Farmer awareness, attitude to and use of available technology in the management of Riparian Buffer Zones as a mitigation action for improving water quality

Project overview: This project aims to gain an understanding to farmers’ behaviours when implementing and enhancing riparian buffer zones in high-risk areas on farms through the use of technologies such as PIP Maps, Overland Flow Pathways and Delivery Point Maps.

Supervisors: Fiona Doolan (Teagasc); Sinéad Flannery (UCD)

Location: Naas