Root and Reason

The AFN Network+ has become Root and Reason, the food resilience collective.

For AFN Network+ resources alongside new insights, events and more, visit rootandreason.org.uk.

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The AFN Network+ has become Root and Reason, the food resilience collective. Visit rootandreason.org.uk for new insights, events and more.

Rounaq Nayak - AFN Network+

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Rounaq Nayak

Year 3 Champion - Just Transition and Citizen Engagement

Dr Rounaq Nayak is a Senior Lecturer in farming systems at UWE Bristol and a member of the UK Food Standard Agency’s Advisory Committee for Social Science. Their expertise centres on involving lived experience to co-create Just Transition interventions that promote social and environmental sustainability in agri-food systems. With a foundation in human factors and systems thinking, they focus on enhancing resilience within food systems, addressing challenges like food insecurity, forced labour, and community engagement in knowledge mobilisation. Dr Nayak’s work integrates policy with community involvement to foster transparency, optimise systems, and advance sustainable development goals, making them a dedicated advocate for equitable, community-centred food systems.

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Infographic: What should a just transition in food and land use look like?
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Briefing

DIGEST: A just transition? How the National Food Strategy shapes up

Last week the government announced a set of key outcomes it will aim for in its National Food Strategy (NFS), named the Good Food Cycle. But what about the question of justice? Dr Rounaq Nayak, our Just Transition & Citizen Engagement Champion, has the analysis. 

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DIGEST: Learning from the Champions, Part 4

In this digest, we cover the work of three Champions – Zainab Oyetunde-Usman, Rounaq Nayak & Georgie Barber

DIGEST: Learning from the Champions, Part 4

UK Research and Innovation has funded this network with support from these four councils:

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

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