Investigation of sustainable wool production using innovative engineering solutions.

Kazakhstan is one of the world’s largest producers of wool. A recent partnership workshop between UK and Kazakhstan researchers identified that 70% of wool produced in Kazakhstan is discarded due to lack of information on wool quality. This project will use innovative electronic engineering solution to address the above problem.

The overall aim of this project is to improve the efficiency of wool production in Kazakhstan using a novel wool quality-measuring device.
The project’s objectives to evaluate the potential adoption of the new technology proposed are:
1. Calibrate and test a new technology for measuring sheep wool quality under research conditions in the UK.
2. Determine appropriate use of the new technology on commercial farms for monitoring wool quality.
3. Determine the potential impact of wool quality measurements on sustainable wool production.