Duchy College Rural Business School

The Duchy College Rural Business School was founded in 2006. It is part of the Cornwall College Group and its main purpose is to provide a range of services that meet the needs of rural communities, including training opportunities, business support and an ongoing research programme. Richard Soffe is Director of the Rural Business School.

The Rural Business School works throughout the agricultural industry with a diverse range of people, groups and organisations. It prioritises sustainable agriculture and resource management with the aim of increasing knowledge, productivity and efficiency in agriculture and forestry. It has a team of training co-ordinators and research staff who apply their expertise to a number of rural development projects and initiatives. It also co-operates with other land based colleges and training providers in order to help optimise training opportunities in the region.

The Rural Business School is dedicated to furthering the development of opportunities for education, specialised training and knowledge exchange in order to accommodate constantly changing requirements in the land based sector. The sites at Stoke Climsland and Rosewarne offer teaching, training and conference facilities.

The Rural Business School’s goal is to provide a service to the local and regional communities through training, support and research.

The Rural Business School is located on two sites: Stoke Climsland in the east of the county of Cornwall and also at Rosewarne in the west. It has a research outpost at Exeter University in Devon and an office in the National Farmers Union building in Exeter.

Rural Business Research (RBR) is a team of British researchers working in the areas of farming, the environment and rural business. It is a consortium of academic units delivering projects for government, levy-funded research bodies, research councils, and commercial clients. It runs the Farm Business Survey, which it carries out for Defra.

Postgraduate Study is offered through the Rural Business School at Duchy College. Subject matter is based within land-based and rural industry sectors and is offered in a versatile format to accommodate the requirements of students.

The Rural Business School runs a number of RDPE funded projects. These include:

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