Angelina Sanderson Bellamy

Co-lead

Angelina is a Professor of Food Systems at the University of West of England (UWE). She’s won £9.8 million in funding, including UKRI’s TGRAINS project and awards from AHRC, British Academy, Welsh Government and Horizon 2020. Angelina is an experienced leader of challenge-led interdisciplinary research on food systems, land use change, ecological resilience and ecosystem services. She was Senior Research Fellow in Cardiff University’s Sustainable Places Research Institute and Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability and has worked internationally at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Stanford University’s Wood’s Institute for the Environment.

Here are some of the things that Angelina has been working on in the AFN Network+

Black History Month- thoughts from Angelina

Inclusivity lies at the heart of the AFN Network+. We want to ensure everyone feels welcome and valued, and we actively pursue diversity within our Community of Practice. During Black History Month, we want to raise awareness of the experience of those of black heritage within the agri-food system. In this blog post, Angelina shares her experience and the need to include a wide range of voices at the table.

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Image shows illustration of scenario c from scenarios report featuring a self sufficient world, with fields of crops and livestock tended by people on a small scale and housing located nearby.

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AFN Network+: What could the UK agri-food system look like in 2050?

How might the world look in 2050, and what sort of UK agri-food system might exist as a result? This report describes four possible futures and what policy planning and research will be needed under each, to move the agri-food system towards a net zero UK.

Published: 07.03.24

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AFN: Net Zero and the UK Agri-Food System: Prioriঞes for Research and Policy

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AFN Network+: What should the research and policy priorities be for reducing emissions from the UK agri-food system?

This report was produced after the network’s first 18 months of activities. It sets out the suggested priorities for research and policy that have emerged from our work under six themes. The focus is on the emissions from UK agri-food system, and not the global environmental footprint of UK-based food consumers.