Rothamsted International

Who we are

Original & modern  buildings at Rothamsted
Rothamsted International (RI) is a non-profit-making charity working towards sustainable agriculture in developing and emerging countries. We aim to share research excellence in agricultural and environmental sciences for the benefit of world-wide agricultural and environmental sustainability. Visiting RI Fellows make use of the current, state-of-the art, facilites and expertise at Rothamsted Research, the oldest agricultural research station in the world.

History of Rothamsted International

Harvesting Park Grass ecological experiment by hand in early 20th century
Sir John Bennet Lawes, founder of Rothamsted Experimental Station
Broadbalk wheat experiment, started in 1843
Rothamsted International was founded in 1993 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Rothamsted, by John Bennet Lawes. RI is based within the Rothamsted Research site in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.