Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) research strategy 2027-2032: consultation
Draft strategy for the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Programme from 2027 to 2032 is available for public consultation. The programme covers a broad range of issues critical to Scotland's environmental and agricultural futures.
Closed
This consultation closed 24 October 2025.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
Footnotes
1 The Research Portfolio Board is the lead governance body for the programme. Its members will represent the users of research in Scottish Government and external stakeholders
2 James Hutton Institute, Scotland's Rural College, Moredun Research Institute, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland and Rowett Institute
3 Rural affairs, food and environment research programme 2016 to 2022: evaluation report - gov.scot. As the current programme cycle (2022-2027) is not yet complete, a full evaluation has not been undertaken. However, a mid-programme review was conducted in 2023-24 to provide assurance of deliverability, efficacy, and direction of the programme - Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) research programme 2022-2027: mid-programme review report - gov.scot
4 First Minister's Environmental Council minutes: May 2025 - gov.scot
5 Living labs are also key to enabling peer-to-peer learning, the importance of which was highlighted in the recent Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund Evaluation (2025).
6 Decision support tools assist individuals/groups make more informed decisions, by providing structured guidance, analysis or insights. This could range from simple checklists to complex models and software programs that analyse large data sets and predict outcomes.
7 Mayne, J. (2017). Theory of change analysis; Building robust theories of change. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation / La Revue canadienne d’évaluation de programme 32.2 (Fall / automne ), 155–173 doi: 10.3138/cjpe.31122
9 Saidi, N (2020) Evaluating the anticipated policy impact of research outputs: introducing the