Sr Lecturer of Operations Mgmt & Information Systems | University of the West of England
Using digital systems to manage operations and supply chains to meet sustainability targets
I'm an academic and former consultant seeking ways to actively engage with challenges to the food system. I have extensive experience in using new technologies to improve processes, both for sustainability and cost management.
Program Manager, Geospatial Innovation for Food Security | Taylor Geospatial Institute
I lead a collaborative research and innovation program focused on applications of geospatial technologies in the food system and sustainable agriculture. I'm happy to hear from anyone interested in participating in an ongoing program or partnering to develop a new initiative.
From 2009-2023 I served as a university researcher and lecturer. My research focused on investigating long term landscape change using remote sensing methods, primarily airborne laserscanning and hyperspectral imaging.
Research Assistant | Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UEA)
Associate Professor in Urban Food Sovereignty and Resilience | Centre for Agroecology, water and resilience (CAWR), Coventry University
I welcome proposals of collaboration around urban agroecology and agroecological urbanism.
I am a critical human geographer, with a background in politics, sociology and planning. I work at the intersection between agroecological farmers' movements and urban food justice and sovereignty movements, exploring how to transform and recentre urbanisation models around the Earth stewardship role, and the social justice ethics of agroecological farmers. My recent work include the conceptualisation and implementation of an Agroecological Urbanism, with particular attention to four of its building blocks: Landed community kitchens, farming fragmented urban and peri-urban farmlands, political pedagogies for urban agroecology, and urban soil care.
Associate Professor | Cardiff University
Senior Lecturer | University of Bristol
engage with other member to become more active and being able to contribute more directly in the AFN+ initiatives
I\'m Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Dairy Production Science from the University of Bristol. I have been working with research aspects related to dairy and beef systems including production; rumen function and methane emissions. The main aspects that I have worked with are sustainable and agroecological grass-based systems, herbage management and sustainability, production and quality aspects like nitrogen fertilizer application, mixed swards species dynamics and nitrogen fixation. I also investigate animal aspects like welfare, weaning techniques, behavior, herbage utilization and supplementation, rumen function, methane emissions, feed efficiency, milk production and quality. My overall research interest is in the sustainable livestock production area as well as social scientist interested in looking at strategies to transform the food sector in order to consistently promote the production and utilization of more sustainable products.
Research Fellow | City, University of London
Food policy assemblages, integrating food and nature policies, more-than-human city, just and sustainable city-regions, food waste, gleaning, beekeeping.
I am a cultural anthropologist with extensive international research and teaching experience on just and sustainable cities, food systems and social change. My work explores the socio-cultural contexts, ethics, politics and sustainability potential of diverse social food economies in cities. I have conducted ethnographies on food waste, urban beekeeping, non-monetised alternative food economies, and food sharing in Australia, Venezuela, Spain, Norway and the UK. This research contributes knowledge to urban natures, conservation, design, and healthy and resilient cities. Awarded my PhD on 12 May 2015, I have published more than 40 academic refereed publications, including 3 edited books ('Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Principles', 'Food, Senses and the City', and 'Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City') and 1 monograph ('Food Resistance Movements: Journeying through Alternative Food Networks'). I also have experience designing and delivering global, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral research panels, programs and networks. Positions held include: Sustainability Fellow (University of Surrey, current), UrbanA Fellow for Just and Sustainable Cities (EU project, 2019-2021), leading the governance infrastructure, networks and institutionalisation work package for the EU H2020 IA project EdiCitNet to establish an international edible cities network (RMIT Europe, Barcelona 2018-2020), World Social Science Fellow on Urban Issues in the Global South (International Social Science Council, 2013), Australian Anthropology Society Fellow (2016 ongoing), and Honorary Research Associate for the Centre for Urban Research (RMIT University, 2016-2019). In my current role at the Centre for Food Policy (City St. George's) I am contributing to research on food policy as part of the UKRI Fix Our Food project.
Business Development Manager | Advanced Plant Growth Centre, James Hutton Ltd.
Controlled Environment Agriculture and Food System Transformation
🌱 Driving the future of agriculture through innovative business strategies and sustainable solutions – that's where my passion lies. My journey involves collaborating with industry leaders, insightful investors, pioneering researchers, and tech innovators, all united by a vision of transforming agriculture. 🚀 I thrive on identifying and fostering new opportunities that can accelerate progress in the agricultural sector. My focus is on creating business solutions that are not only economically viable but also environmentally sound. 🌍 This dual approach aims to shape a more sustainable and resilient future for our planet. Let's connect 🤝 and explore how we can collaborate to make a substantial and lasting impact on the agricultural industry. I'm all about turning visionary ideas into actionable strategies that drive growth and positive change. Together, we can innovate and grow in ways that benefit the industry and our world!
Group Product Sustainability Senior Manager | Hilton Foods / Oxford Net Zero
Direct emissions from livestock (manure, enteric emissions) Emissions measurement methodologies Land accounting Seafood carbon footprint, benthic emissions
Tom leads the group decarbonisation programme, our lifecycle assessment (LCA) work and a number of sustainability innovation projects. Before joining Hilton Foods in 2021, he ran his own consultancy specialising in improving public understanding of the carbon footprint of food and worked at Jaguar Land Rover, spending five years working on their first electric vehicle before developing the company’s net zero strategy as LCA specialist. He holds a MEng degree in Automotive Engineering & Sustainability from the University of Warwick and is a Chartered Engineer. Tom is a member DEFRA Food Data Transparency Partnership Eco Working Group and serves on the review panel for the development of Marine Fish Product Environmental Footprinting Category Rules (PEFCR). In addition to his work with Hiton, he is Head of the UK’s Youth Delegation to G20 Brasil 2024 and an Associate at Oxford Net Zero.
PhD Researcher | University of Bristol
Holistic on-farm sustainability research and policy, considering the animal welfare, biodiversity, emissions and sequestration, soil health, societal impacts and the associated trade-offs within ruminant production systems.
Sara works in the sustainable livestock team at Bristol vet school as a PhD researcher at The University of Bristol and part time at Pasture for Life within their research team. She also farms with her family in North Yorkshire. Working within a multidisciplinary team and in co-trial with the The Sustainable Food Trust's Global Farm Metric she uses an integrated approach to measure multiple indicators of on farm sustainability (environmental, animal welfare and socio-economic impacts) across UK dairy production systems. The research is conducted in the field, working with both intensive and extensive dairy farmers and hopes to gain improved understanding of the pathways towards sustainability for dairy production in the UK.
Managing Director | Achieve Goal 12
Food systems change
I'm an industry sustainability expert with 20 years' experience. I am full member of Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and a Chartered Environmentalist. I’ve a deep knowledge of developing and implementing sustainability strategy across multiple sectors, primarily within food retail and manufacturing. Skills range from engaging industry leaders and c-suite colleagues to embedding sustainability KPIs and accountability within commercial and operational teams and processes.
Head of Supply Chain Innovation | SAOS Ltd
opportunities for agri - coops
Head of Supply Chain at SAOS Ltd with responsibilities for connecting our agri co-op members with academic researchers and innovators to bring new thinking to agri challenges
