Neil Ward is Professor of Rural & Regional Development at UEA. He was formerly UEA’s Deputy Vice Chancellor and is co-convenor of UKRI’s AFN Network+ which supports the development of a sustainable UK agri-food system for the transition to net zero by 2050. He was Director of Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy (2004-08) and has worked extensively on rural economy, land use, food and environment. He is author of Net Zero, Food & Farming Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System.
