Food Systems Lead and Founder | IIED and Nourishing Food Systems
Manager | Wight Rural Hub
- Practical approaches to implementing sustainable and regenerative farming practices - Knowledge exchange and innovation pilots that bridge policy and on-the-ground delivery - Collaborative funding bids or demonstration projects that showcase net zero solutions in action - Sharing communications strategies that engage hard-to-reach farming communities
Wight Rural Hub supports farmers and land managers on the Isle of Wight to build more resilient businesses by translating national agricultural policy into practical local opportunities. We help land-based businesses navigate change, access funding and make the most of emerging opportunities that align with sustainability and net zero goals.
Farmer & Convener of the Green Party's Food & Agriculture Policy Working Group | Measures Farms Ltd & Green party of England & Wales
Food & Agriculture Policy & changes needed against the backgrounds of major diet related health problems, climate change and the need to enable recovery of nature in area (volume) and diversity.
Bsc Agriculture with honours in Farm Management & Organisation, Newcastle, Land Agent (retd), c 20 years in Farm Management Consultancy in the UK, then 30 years in farming (3500 ac arable & poultry). Now 75 - school governor (FE College governor until recently) - continuing involvement in farming business & with the Green Party on food & agriculture policy.
Communications Manager | TABLE
Communications and especially visual storytelling projects about food systems
Jacquelyn Turner is the Communications Manager at TABLE. While working on a dual degree in Program in the Environment and Screen Arts and Culture at the University of Michigan, she spent a month living on a banana plantation in Central America and that experience changed her relationship with food forever. After six years working as a producer and professional video editor in Los Angeles, she left Hollywood to complete her MSc in Ecological Applications at Imperial College London, where she also started working on a documentary about the future of bananas. She was previously the Visual Storyteller Specialist at Columbia University's International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
Farmer, TV and radio producer/ journalist & researcher | Fossil Free Farm
All areas of practical, on farm research, ideas development, policy and knowledge sharing.
I'm a seventh generation farmer, environmental journalist and Nuffield Scholar. I founded the fossil free farm project in 2024 after seeing that removing fossil fuels from farming is essential if it is to be truly sustainable for generations to come. Rosuick Farm in Cornwall, is now an exemplar and pilot farm for all manner of projects and research studies to help find a fossil free future. We always welcome ideas, visitors and events, so get in touch or find out more on our farm website. I'm also currently completing a Nuffield Farming Scholarship into Fossil Free Farming.
PhD student | University of Surrey
Food citizenship and public health
Eight years of experience in grocery retail and shopper insights. Recently embarked on a PhD at University of Surrey in the Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health research centre. The aim of the research is to investigate the health benefits of Food Citizenship.
Founder, Director & Head of Research | Ethical Seafood Research
Animal welfare research / advancing sustainable food systems
I'm a biologist & fish welfare researcher, and founder of a non-profit called Ethical Seafood Research that advocates for improved animal welfare in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. I am passionate about working towards achieving truly sustainable food systems.
Assistant Professor | University of Agriculture Faisalabad
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Dr Muhammad Rafay Muzamil completed his MSc (Hons.) Agricultural Extension at the Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development and joined the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) as a lecturer in 2016. He. He secured an overseas scholarship under the agricultural development program from the Govt of Punjab and completed PhD from the University of Western Australia. He rejoined the University as Assistant Professor in 2021. Overall, he is trained as an extension educationist and human and environmental geographer. He is a passionate educator with a strong devotion to overcoming structural inequities through solution-focused research and practice to address pressing challenges of our time – climate/environmental change and inequalities. His research interests mainly focus on climate change adaptation, future science, natural resource management, livelihood security, transformative education, participatory methods, qualitative analysis, community/rural development, and conflict studies.
Research Fellow | University of Leeds
Solid waste management, carbon sequestration, resource recovery, biomass conversion technologies, bioremediation, wastewater treatment, biogenic silica, biochar and activated carbon, hydrothermal carbonisation, circular economy, climate change.
I am a passionate and self-motivated researcher with a doctoral degree from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India and a proud Commonwealth Scholarship Alumni from Cranfield University, United Kingdom. Additionally, I have a solid foundation in Environmental Science background with 5+ years of research experience in various projects, most of them relating to biochar and activated carbon application, wastewater treatment, phytolith production from silica-rich sources and greenhouse gas mitigation-based government-funded projects. As a DST-funded INSPIRE fellowship independent researcher, I am motivated about the research with excellent communication skills and a proficient user of software such as Origin, SPSS, CasaXPS, Agress, LCA and MS Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In addition, hands-on experience in Microwave digestion, Elemental analyser, TGA, FTIR, XRD, SEM, XPS, BET surface area analyser, DLS, and Zetasizer instruments. Currently working on a UKRI-funded project with industrial and academic partners. Seeking sound roles as an independent women researcher in the circular economy, sustainability, waste management and climate change domain to enhance my scope and skills. I am open to explore interdisciplinary research ideas and learn new things.
Post-doctoral research associate | Aberystwyth University
Project Manager - BAFR-UK Project | Anglia Ruskin University
collaboration. The Backcasting to Achieve Food Resilience in the UK (BAFR-UK) project aims to identify interventions in the food system to make it less vulnerable to external shocks and tipping points over the long term. We are especially focusing on policy recommendations. To achieve these goals, we will work closely with key stakeholders and their representatives, including farmers, food producers, importers, distributers, retailers, citizens, NGOs and more. The project will build on stakeholders’ knowledge to deliver a transformation towards resilience. Please reach out to bafr@aru.ac.uk to sign up to our news letter and to find out more / get involved with our research
I have an MSc in Sustainability from Anglia Ruskin University and a long standing interest in the food systems and environmental and social justice. I am a systems thinker and generalist with broad ranging experience. I have worked for the public and third sectors in governance, projects, fundraising, administration, research and consultancy. I now work for the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University as a Project Manager on the BAFR-UK Project.
UK Farming Policy Manager | World Animal Protection UK
Policy products for a just transition and the future of farming
