Rural Affairs and the Environment (RAE) Consultation on the Research Strategy for 2016-2021.

3. Future strategic requirements

The existing research strategy and portfolio of research concludes in March 2016. It is therefore timely to establish the SG's future needs and priorities for the portfolio. The strategy which emerges from this consultation exercise will provide the strategic framework for the commissioning of work programmes for the 5 year period from April 2016.

The proposals set out in this document are focused on establishing the high level outcomes, principles and priorities for the RESAS portfolio of research. It is not intended to set out detailed needs and priorities of individual groups of end users. Information to inform the detailed content of the programme will be gathered through further stakeholder events and consultation prior to commissioning the new research portfolio during 2015.