Julia Wright
Senior Research Fellow - Agroecological Futures,Â
Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
Coventry University
United Kingdom
Biography
She is worked for over 30 years on sustainable agriculture and food security applied research and development, specialising in building the capacity and resilience of vulnerable communities to natural and man-made disasters, and regeneration of the natural resource base. Sectoral experience covers production and postharvest, agroforestry, food supply and distribution systems, urban agriculture and nutrition, organic and fair trade, bioregional development, research, extension and knowledge systems, and farmer livelihood strategies. She has institutional experience of the United Nations – FAO, IFAD, WB; the EU; the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) – CIP, ICRAF; UK government departments of DEFRA and DFID; and the private and non-governmental sectors. Specific country experience in Europe – UK, Netherlands and Spain; Central and South America – Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Jamaica; Asia – Afghanistan, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia; Africa – Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa. I am currently a Deployable Civilian Expert with DFID’s Stabilisation Unit.
Research Interest
Chiefly: Quantum Thinking for Agroecology
Publications
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Wright J. metHOdOlOGicAl cONSiderAtiONS ON tHe eXPerieNce OF UNdertAKiNG dOctOrAl reSeArcH iN tHe AGricUltUrAl SectOr iN cUBA dUriNG tHe SPeciAl PeriOd (1998–2000). International Journal of Cuban Studies. 2016 Dec 1;8(2):296-308.
