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ACP work packages

Project Management

The ACP sit within the Environment Soils and Land-Use Department. ACP phase 5 will deepen the integration with the Teagasc research programme within CELUP and socioeconomics in REDP. The Programme Management has responsibility for the overall management of the programme and delivery of its outputs and reports to the Head of the Environment and Land Use Department in Johnstown Castle.

Farmer Liaison, Knowledge Transfer and Data Collection

  • Provide national focal points for technology transfer and education
  • Farm management and facilities data collection
  • Technical support and collaboration with ASSAP

Baseline biophysical data collection

  • Soil, surface water and groundwater including nutrients, sediment, emerging contaminants and aquatic ecology
  • Greenhouse gases and ammonia
  • Soil carbon sequestration
  • Emerging mitigation actions and policy transfer
    • Mitigation strategies at varying TRL within the existing catchments at localised/ sub catchment scale
    • Meta analysis on nutrient and sediment mitigation strategies to inform future policy advice
    • Close engagement at the research-police interface

Biophysical Modelling

  • N and P loss to water from derogation and non derogation farms
  • Integration of water quality, GHG, ammonia and soil C seq
  • Trends and future scenarios
  • Upscale to river basins

Socio economic Studies

  • ACP specific farm level economic data
  • Farmer practice change – attitudes and perceptions
  • Nutrient balances and use efficiency trends

Data Management and GIS

This task will be led by KT/Dissemination Specialist (KTS) who will have a coordinating role and will devote the bulk of their time to this Work Package.

Dissemination

This task will be led by KT/Dissemination Specialist (KTS) who will have a coordinating role and will devote the bulk of their time to this Work Package . The focus will be on getting key sustainability messages out to farmers nationally rather than within the catchments. A substantial part of the work will be aimed at reaching an audience right across the agri-food sector and beyond to the environmental science/policy area. The areas included will be soil fertility, water quality, greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions, carbon sequestration and biodiversity.