Neil is a Professor of Rural and Regional Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He is a human geographer specialising in agrifood and rural development. He was UEA’s Deputy Vice Chancellor (2014-21) and Director of Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy (2004-08). He’s served as a Cabinet Office advisor on agricultural policy and has appeared before numerous parliamentary select committees. Neil is author of Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System (Routledge, 2022).
Here are some of the things that Neil has been working on in the AFN Network+
With Jez Fredenburgh, our Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Neil organises the network webinar series, which explores net zero in the UK agri-food system with leading movers and shakers. He has also been heavily involved in developing the priorities for research and policy in agri-food.
