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Disruptive conversations are the bread and butter of Future Fork. Watch on as we revisit some of the best sit-downs from the past year. In this episode, Michelin-recognised Chef Sammy Monsour discusses how food activism provides a new path outside of the kitchen and the most rewarding aspects of his journey. Founder and CEO of AGREA, Cherrie Atilano, explains their organisation's "ecology of dignity" approach to uplift marginalised farmers and fishers, addressing challenges like climate change. The role of women in transforming food systems and the need for two breadwinners in farming families are also discussed. Finally, President of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation, Elizabeth Nsimadala stresses the importance of investing in farmers, increasing financing for the agriculture sector, and leveraging science and technology, including the need for scaling technologies and farmer-generated data and models.   Resources and links: Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) website Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) on Facebook Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) on LinkedIn Elizabeth Nsimadala on X Elizabeth Nsimadala on LinkedIn AGREA Business website AGREA Foundation website AGREA on Facebook AGREA on Instagram AGREA on LinkedIn Cherrie Atilano on Facebook Cherrie Atilano on LinkedIn Joyce Soul & Sea website Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture website Sammy Monsour’s website Sammy Monsour on Instagram Sammy Monsour on Facebook Sammy Monsour on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball is the founder of Conscious Impact. Alyson uses a systems-thinking approach to drive collaboration and sustainable change that uplifts communities and creates lasting positive impact. In this episode, she shares how her dedication to advancing good food for everyone began while growing up on a farm, giving her a firsthand understanding of the vital relationship between land, animals, food, and nutrition. She has since spent her career focusing on food systems, moving from nutrition epidemiology to advocating for sustainability, and now working across systems in academia, where she emphasises systems leadership. Finally, she stresses the importance of "pollination" and truly listening to and understanding others' values and perspectives.   Resources and links: Conscious Impact Website Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball on Instagram Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball on X Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Christopher Gardner is Director of Nutrition Studies Research Group and Professor at Stanford School of Medicine. For over 2 decades, he has studied what to eat and what to avoid, influencing best practices and food systems. In this episode, Christopher discusses the American perspective on protein and how it shifts from the balanced diet. He dives into the U.S. dietary guidelines, the exhaustive process behind their creation, and the challenges experts face in making it official. Lastly, he talks about ‘stealth nutrition,’ an entertaining and educational way into hooking the public into better food habits.    Resources and links: Stanford Medicine Nutrition Studies Group Website Christopher Gardner on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Moyo Odunfa is the Head Chef and Founder of The Atije Experience. Based in Lagos, Chef Moyo tells the story of Nigeria and West Africa by showcasing its cuisine. In this episode, Moyo breaks down her own discovery of West African cuisine. She discusses why even Africans sometimes doubt their own culinary traditions, how colonialism shaped what Nigerians value in their own kitchens and she explains how West Africa has its own advantages in terms of produce. Resources and links: Atije Website Atije on LinkedIn Atije on Youtube Atije on Instagram Moyo Odunfa on Instragram   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Jean-Martin Bauer is the Director for Food Security and Nutrition Analysis for the World Food Programme. The World Food Programme is one of the largest humanitarian organisations tackling famine, food security, and sustainability. In this episode, Jean-Martin discusses his personal journey towards humanitarian aid and how misguided political input, which has damaged food sustainability, has pushed him to work towards a solution. He delves into the World Food Programme’s ‘A Lifeline at Risk’ report, which details how 13.7 million people are at risk due to funding cuts to humanitarian aid. Lastly, Jean-Martin talks us through the short and long-term effects of these cuts from local skepticism all the way to a potential famine cycle.    Resources and links: World Food Programme Website Jean-Martin Bauer on Linkedin   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Tony Rinaudo, known as “The Forest Maker,” is a globally renowned agriculturalist and World Vision Australia’s Principal Climate Action Advisor. He is celebrated for pioneering Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), a simple yet transformative method that has helped restore over six million hectares of land and uplift countless communities from poverty. In this episode, Tony explains Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and the help he provides communities through restoring deforested lands. Tony shares the method, which relies on nurturing hidden tree resources in degraded lands, and illustrates its profound impact in Niger, where over 6 million hectares have been rehabilitated. He discusses the challenges and the importance of a mindset change. Lastly, Tony underscores the importance of hope and community-driven solutions in addressing environmental challenges.   Resources and links: Tony Rinaudo on Linkedin   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedI This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Dalia David and Newton Campbell Jr. are the Co-founders of Heritage Space Food. Heritage Space Food is a non-profit media organisation focused on the intersection between cultural traditions, space exploration, and food to promote cultural preservation through gastronomy and inspire and unite global communities into action.    In this episode, Dalia and Newton explain how their backgrounds in culinary arts and computational physics, respectively, merged to create a food-based media non-profit. They discuss the concept of gastrodiplomacy as a way to foster global understanding and cooperation by preserving and promoting food traditions during space exploration, the practical aspects of food sustainability in space, and the potential innovations for food systems on Earth.   Resources and links: Heritage Space Food website Heritage Space Food on LinkedIn Dalia David on LinkedIn Newton Campbell Jr. on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Fabrice DeClerck is the Science Director of EAT. EAT is a non-profit organisation using sound science, impatient disruption, and novel partnerships to overhaul existing structures and beliefs and develop fairer and more sustainable global food systems.  In this episode, Fabrice discusses the impact of the ‘EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health’ and how the report addresses more nutritious diets and the concept of planetary boundaries. He emphasises the importance of healthy foods and how to bridge the gap between scientific advancements and actual action to achieve more sustainable food systems in the future.   Resources and links: Read ‘The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health’ here EAT website EAT on Facebook EAT on Instagram EAT on X EAT on LinkedIn Fabrice DeClerck on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Wawira Njiru is the CEO of Food 4 Education. Food 4 Education is a not-for-profit organisation aiming to make school feeding programs mainstream across Africa by designing a blueprint, operating it, and supporting replication to ensure that no child has to learn on an empty stomach. In this episode, Wawira discusses how Food 4 Education’s mission to end childhood hunger by providing nutritious school meals began in a makeshift kitchen feeding one classroom, and has grown into a widespread organisation feeding more than half a million children in Kenya, with plans to expand to other countries. Wawira reflects on the evolution of their initiative, strategies, and centralised kitchen model, as well as the importance of sourcing locally available food, community involvement, and the challenges in scaling up.   Resources and links: Food 4 Education website Food 4 Education on Instagram Food 4 Education on LinkedIn Food 4 Education on X Food 4 Education on Facebook Wawira Njiru on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with three young agri-preneurs who are enacting real change in Africa on World Youth Day during the 2025 CGIAR Science Week. Priscilla Wakarera is the CEO of Rhea. Rhea is a soil health management company that provides farmers with precise nutritional data and tailored recommendations. Allan C’oredo is the Founder and CEO of FarmIT. FarmIT offers precision farm advisory services and market linkages to smallholder vegetable farmers in Kenya. Josephine Adeti is the Co-founder and CTO of Radava Mercantile. Radava Mercantile provides smallholder farmers with market linkages, warehouses, and farmer-tailored credit facilities to help prevent post-harvest losses. In this episode, Josephine, Allan, and Priscilla share their passion for supporting smallholder farmers through enhanced tech integration and insights and how their unique projects contribute to reductions in post-harvest loss, increased soil health, and greater connection between smallholder farmers across the continent.    Resources and links: Rhea website Priscilla Wakarera on LinkedIn FarmIT website Allan C’oredo on LinkedIn Radava Mercantile on Facebook Josphine Adeti on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Elizabeth Nsimadala is a Ugandan agripreneur, smallholder farmer, and President of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF). EAFF is a regional farmers’ organisation that represents over 25 million smallholder farmers from 24 member organisations in 10 Eastern African countries to achieve one overall goal: a prosperous and cohesive community of East African farmers. In this episode, Elizabeth reflects on her father’s influence in her advocacy work and why she has dedicated herself to transforming East African food systems. She digs into how the EAFF empowers smallholder farmers through cooperative organisation and technological support, and by focusing on policies to provide more funding and support to farmers.   Resources and links: Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) website Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) on Facebook Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) on LinkedIn Elizabeth Nsimadala on X Elizabeth Nsimadala on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Bram Govaerts is the Director General of CIMMYT. CIMMYT is an international non-profit organisation working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agri-food system by improving the quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and more, through applied agricultural science and strong partnerships. In this episode, Bram discusses CIMMYT’s evolution from an organisation trying to improve crops to an organisation trying to improve global agricultural practices. Bram emphasises the importance of agriculture in tackling poverty and food insecurity, outlines how complex issues such as climate change, resource management, and nutrition impact agricultural practices, and reflects on how we will look back on the decisions we make now with the benefit of knowledge and hindsight.   Resources and links: CIMMYT website CIMMYT on Facebook CIMMYT on YouTube CIMMYT on Instagram CIMMYT on X CIMMYT on Bluesky Bram Govaerts on X Bram Govaerts on Facebook Bram Govaerts on Instagram Bram Govaerts on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Maximo Torero is the Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the United Nations. The FAO is a highly specialised branch of the United Nations dedicated to defeating world hunger and the causes of food insecurity to ensure all people have access to safe and nutritious food. In this episode, Maximo lays out the main takeaways from the 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. He addresses global hunger trends, highlighting improvements in Asia and Latin America following successful policy changes, and discusses the ongoing challenges in Africa, as well as the impact of inflation on vulnerable populations worldwide.   Resources and links: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website Maximo Torero’s website Maximo Torero on X Maximo Torero on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

David McNair is the Executive Director of Global Policy for ONE Campaign. ONE Campaign is an international, non-partisan, non-profit organisation advocating for the investments needed to create economic opportunities and healthier lives in Africa. In this episode, David shares how growing up in Belfast and later witnessing inequality in India has driven his fight against poverty, disease, and hunger. He discusses his work with ONE Campaign and reflects on the systemic reforms needed in international debt and financial systems to support sustainable growth and poverty reduction. He also emphasises the need for better data coordination and the importance of local-level innovation and transparency.    Resources and links: ONE Campaign website ONE Campaign on Facebook ONE Campaign on X ONE Campaign on YouTube ONE Campaign on Bluesky David McNair on X David McNair on Bluesky David McNair on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Anna Taylor is the Executive Director of The Food Foundation. The Food Foundation is dedicated to changing food policy and business practices to ensure the entire world can afford and access a healthy diet. In this episode, Anna discusses how her career has taken her around the world working in international development before returning home to the UK to focus on nutrition challenges there. She emphasises the impact of COVID-19 and the cost of living crisis on food security and how The Food Foundation is working to address these issues through more equitable food systems, more effective food policies, and a range of other programs designed to make nutritious foods more accessible and affordable.   Resources and links: The Food Foundation website The Food Foundation on X The Food Foundation on Instagram The Food Foundation on Facebook The Food Foundation on TikTok The Food Foundation on Bluesky The Food Foundation on YouTube The Food Foundation on Threads Anna Taylor on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.