The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission was an independent inquiry that took place from November 2017 to April 2020 to think afresh about where our food comes from, how we support farming and rural communities and how we invest in the many benefits the countryside provides.
Chaired by Sir Ian Cheshire, 15 Commissioners were drawn from farming and food businesses, from public health and citizens groups, from think-tanks and universities.
The work came at a particularly challenging time in the wake of the EU referendum. But from very early on, the Commissioners agreed that the focus of the work should not be defined by current circumstances. They wanted to tackle the bigger challenges facing the food, farming and countryside sector: from climate and ecosystem breakdown to rising rates of diet-related ill-health.
Commissioners also wanted to hear more from people who are not usually involved in these debates.
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Sir Ian Cheshire
Chair of Food, Farming and Countryside Commission. Chair, Barclays Bank UK & Lead non-executive director for the Government
Judith Batchelar OBE
Director, Sainsbury’s Brand & Chair, Innovation and Nutrition Working Groups, Food and Drink Sector Council
Professor Tim Jackson
Director, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, University of Surrey
Dr David Pencheon OBE
Honorary Professor at University of Exeter, Formerly Director of the Sustainable Development Unit for NHS England and Public Health England
Dame Fiona Reynolds
Master, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge & former Director-General, National Trust
Sue Pritchard
Director, The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (ex officio)
Project team
Sue Pritchard
Director
Kenny McCarthy
Project Management and Production Lead
Fiona Gately
Communications Lead
Tobias Phibbs
Researcher
Elliot Kett
Project and Engagement Manager
Sophie Reid
Research Associate
Verity Portas
Engagement and Communications Associate
Partners
