Partners
SCIENCE COORDINATION LEADERS
Pete Iannetta
Project CoordinatorUniversidade Católica Portuguesa – Porto
Pete is a plant biologist and ecologist, who studies the complex interactions which determine the sustainability of food- and feed-systems, including those of the brewing, distilling and aquaculture industries. His research is strongly focused on legume-supported cropped systems, from production to consumption. This includes developing the use of underutilised crops and novel cropped systems, plus the implementation of additional innovations beyond the farm-gate that encourage greater resource use efficiency, improved ecosystem functions, and realisation of circular economies. To facilitate this, Pete develops and exploits various system-function and -accounting tools from the genetics and genomics of plant growth promoting microbes and the soil microbiome, to tools which are ‘data driven’ – such as agri-food system modelling, including Life Cycle Analysis. He works very closely with a wide range of industry and applied-science stakeholders, and provides extension services to value-chain actors, including policymakers
Fanny Tran
Project ManagerThe James LegumES Institute, UK
Fanny has developed her career as Research Project’s Manager, and boats over 10 of successful experience implementing the administrative and scientific aspects of mainly interdisciplinary and multi-actor projects funded by the EC. These are mainly research, innovation, and mobility programmes such as Marie-Curie Initial Training Networks, plus Horizon-2020 and -Europe initiatives. Fanny also plays a pivotal role securing new sources of funding, and enjoys adding value to engagement, participatory, and outreach activities regarding sustainable food systems – and especially where this involves working with local and youth communities.
Marta Vasconcelos
Deputy CoordinatorUniversidade Católica Portuguesa – Porto
Marta is a professor at the Faculty of Biotechnology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto with a long and successful track record in coordination and participation in projects dealing with crop diversification, value chains, plant nutrition, and food systems.
principal investigators
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This a very long list so I would suggest changing this to ‘Partner Organisations’. If you could collect info on Partner Organisations as below, I think that would probably be enough. If needed, we could add a main contact for each organisation but if these organisations are already listed on the website, hopefully it won’t be too difficult to add a main contact. Maybe we should create a short google form for partners to add the necessary information for you to use.
steering board
Roger Vickers
Chief ExecutiveProcessors and Growers Research Organisation, UK
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the seed and food production industry.
David Styles
Associate Professor in agri-sustainabilityUniversity of Galway, Ireland
Dave’s research is focused on understanding (inter-)system sustainability at all levels, with expertise across food, energy, bioproduct and waste management systems based on almost 20 years of experience undertaking life cycle assessment (LCA).
John Finn
Research OfficerTeagasc, Ireland
John works at the interface between agriculture and biodiversity. He is very interested in the design and assessment of farmland management practices that can improve biodiversity, including results-based payments. He investigates various methods to improve knowledge of the distribution and extent of farmland habitats on High Nature Value farmland as well as more intensive farming systems. He is also developing methods to better include farmland habitats in assessments of agricultural sustainability.