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Communications and Public Engagement Group
Food security raises many issues of high public interest in the UK and internationally, not least because it centres on an emotive issue: the food we eat.
Areas of public interest within the GFS Programme's remit include:
- Production/economics of farming
- Use of agrochemicals and new technologies
- Competing definitions of sustainability
- Equity and other ethical issues around access to food
- Role of consumer choice
- Need for healthy diets and safety of food supplies
The Communication and Public Engagement Group engages stakeholder and public opinion on these issues.
Membership
| Representing | Member |
|---|---|
| Champion for Global Food Security | Prof Tim Benton |
| Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Prof Giles Oldroyd, Deputy Director, John Innes Centre |
| Dept for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS)/Government Office for Science | Isabel Spence, Policy Advisor |
| Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Simon Everest, Head of Digital Engagement, Defra |
| Department for International Development (DFID) | Zahra Kasmani, Communications Officer, Wealth Creation and Africa |
| Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Anne Farrow, Senior Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Manager |
| Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) | John Thompson, Research Fellow, University of Sussex |
| Food Standards Agency (FSA) | Micah McGuire, Customer Engagement Manager, FSA |
| Medical Research Council (MRC) | Pauline Mullin, Head of Corporate Communications, MRC |
| Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Michal Filtness, Senior Programmes Officer, NERC |
| National Farmers Union (NFU) | Dr Andrea Graham, Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Advisor |
| Scottish Government | Phil Balls, Head of Innovation, Procurement & Knowledge Exchange, Scottish Government |
| Technology Strategy Board (TSB) | Paul Whittemore, Head of Communications, TSB |
| Welsh Government | Dorian Davies, Senior Rural Development Advisor, Welsh Government |
