Producing sufficient food in a changing world is a major global challenge. Producing robust and resilient crops could be part of the answer.

At the James Hutton Institute we are exploring how landraces and wild germplasm, which have already adapted to a wide range of environments, can contribute to future crop improvements to produce the increased yields, efficient use of resources and resilience to climate change that are needed.

We love to talk about barley, so if you want to know more about naturally occurring variation and how it can be used to future-proof this essential crop, please come and chat with us.

Perhaps you would like to know more about our international study to create the most comprehensive genetic study of barley to date. This provides a powerful new tool for understanding barley’s species-wide genetic diversity and accelerates our ability to develop more productive barley varieties.

And after all that talking, why not sample our International Barley Hub (IBH) beer?