Name
John Ingram
Role
Co-Principal Investigator (UKRI)
Trained in soil science, John Ingram gained significant experience in agriculture and forestry research in Africa and Asia during the 1980s. In 1991, he joined the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to coordinate and synthesise research on global change and agroecology, contributing to IGBP’s global change programme. In 2001, he became the Executive Officer for the international research project GECAFS. After GECAFS ended in 2011, he was appointed NERC Food Security Leader and later joined ECI in 2013 to establish and lead the Food Systems Transformation Research Programme. In May 2024, he handed over the programme leadership to Dr Monka Zurek but remains involved as a Principal Investigator in several UK and EU projects.
His research focuses on the conceptual framing of food systems, examining the interactions among various actors and their impacts on food security, livelihoods, and the environment. He has led regional food system research in Europe, South Asia, Southern Africa, and the Caribbean. He collaborates with organisations like FAO, UNEP, and CGIAR and leads the IFSTAL programme and co-leads Foresight4Food (F4F). Recent work includes coordinating the £15m UK Global Food Security programme and the £2m BeanMeals project. He is an Associate Professor at Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at Somerville College.
