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Looking to link evidence with practice on your next initiative? Our member directory is the space where system-wide collaboration begins.
Share your expertise and build the alliances needed to design and implement change that works. This is where the Root and Reason community comes alive to shape the future of the UK food system.
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Amy Taggart
PhD Researcher|
Trinity College DublinMy preferred location(s):
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Charlotte Hall
Lecturer|
University of StirlingMy preferred location(s):
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Consumers and diets, Food security and trade, Land strategy and sequestration, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
land use modelling; scenario modelling; behaviour changeAbout me:
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Matthew Gibson
Research Fellow|
London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMy preferred location(s):
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Consumers and diets, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
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Patrick Dumas
Founder & CEO|
Square Mile FarmsMy preferred location(s):
East Midlands, East of England, International, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the HumberMy background:
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Infrastructure and logistics, Power, inequality and just transition, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modelling, Waste, energy and circular systemsI am interested in working with other members on:
Communications and engagement around the importance of reconnecting people with their food so that consumers are more aware and more engaged in not only the problem, but empowered to make small changes in their lifestyles and habits that can collectively can make big impacts.About me:
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Yiying Cao
Lead Managing Consultant|
ICFMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Crop production, Food security and trade, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Land strategy and sequestration, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modelling, Waste, energy and circular systemsI am interested in working with other members on:
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Emma Attwell
Fundraiser|
Ecological Land CooperativeMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Land strategy and sequestration, Power, inequality and just transition, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
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Tom Pearson
Farmer (with Medical/Public Health background)|
Pearson Gape Farming PartnershipMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Crop production, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Land strategy and sequestrationI am interested in working with other members on:
Shorter supply chain models that deliver the wider health benefits of food (better nutrition, better community engagement, shorter supply chains, planet regenerating/resilience building) We are well set up to host conversations around food and farming. We are well set up to run and host research on farmAbout me:
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Carol Wagstaff
Professor of Crop Quality for Health|
University of ReadingMy preferred location(s):
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Consumers and diets, Crop production, Food security and trade, Power, inequality and just transition, Processing and manufacturing, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
developing more agile local food systems, linked by national policy, which enable all population groups to access a culturally appropriate, affordable, healthy and sustainable diet.About me:
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Steffen Hirth
Research Fellow in Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems|
Sustainability Research Institute, University of LeedsMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Crop production, Food security and trade, Land strategy and sequestration, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
Food system resilience; mycoforestry and agroforestry; stockfree regenerative-organic agricultureAbout me:
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