International conservation and restoration of peatland and improved drinking water quality through peatland carbon sequestration research
Our research has impacted on UK and international policy on peatland/wetland conservation and restoration for climate change mitigation and water purification, by showing how peatlands function as a major global carbon sink and regulator of climate and water quality.
Novel genetic marker-assisted breeding produced a pearl millet hybrid grown on 700,000 ha of drought-prone areas in Northern India which has improved food security of three million people
Research using novel techniques of genetic marker-aided selection enabled the development of new high yield, disease- and drought-resistant pearl millet hybrids, of which听HHB67-Improved听was released throughout India.
Maize variety GM-6 brings 拢55 million of benefits to more than 300,000 resource-poor farmers in Western India
GM-6, a new maize variety developed through innovative Bangor crop breeding research (pioneering the use of participatory plant breeding) was released in three states in Western India between 2002 and 2005.
Novel applications for fractionation of plant biomass in the food ingredients industry
Yield of valuable biomass fibre components and their utilization in the food industry has been maximised by novel, cost-effective and environment-friendly plant fibre extraction methods developed by BEAA.
Enhanced carbon footprinting of food products
Bangor research has significantly affected vegetable sourcing and the distribution policies and practices of major fresh producers and UK supermarkets.
The Biocomposites Centre
The Biocomposites Centre plays a leading role in the bioeconomy by delivering innovations in biomaterials to industry such as sustainable food packaging to replace plastics. The Centre led a key report for the UK Centre for Climate Change:
Spear, M., Hill, C., Norton, A., Price, C., Ormondroyd, G. (2019).听听Report to the Committee on Climate Change.