Archives: Members

Charlotte Flechet Global Programme Director of Rikolto’s Good Food for Cities program Charlotte Flechet is the Global Programme Director of Rikolto’s Good Food for Cities programme where she supports and leads a global team of 40+ people working on urban food environments, regenerative agriculture, circular and inclusive entrepreneurship, short food chains, multi-stakeholder and multi-level food…

Luc Mougeot Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s School of International Development and Global Studies Luc Mougeot is a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s School of International Development and Global Studies, Canada (July 2022 – June 2025). Luc worked at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) from 1989 to 2021, with various programs…

Barbara Emanuel Chair of the RUAF Board Barbara Emanuel is Chair of the RUAF Board and was previously a member of the RUAF Global Partnership. Barbara recently retired after working for 30 years at the City of Toronto. As Manager of the Toronto Food Strategy she led a team that incubated numerous initiatives to promote…

Yves Cabannes Urban specialist, activist and scholar Yves Cabannes is an urban specialist, activist and scholar. Since the early 1990s, he has been actively involved in local development projects with NGOs, international agencies and local governments and actors. He researches, teaches and advocates for urban agriculture, urban food systems, food sovereignty, collective and communal land…

Philip Amoah Expert in urban agriculture and in water quality and food safety Philip Amoah is an expert in urban agriculture and in water quality and food safety. He has worked with RUAF for over two decades. In 2001, Philip became involved in several research projects of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) related to…

Brian Cook Expert food systems and consumer food behaviour Brian Cook is an expert in the study of food systems and consumer food behaviour. As Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford, he led a research programme testing behavioural strategies to promote healthier and more sustainable diets. Before joining Oxford, he was a Senior Health…

Jess Halliday Chief Executive Officer Jess Halliday is Chief Executive of RUAF CIC and coordinator of the RUAF Global Partnership. She leads RUAF’s involvement in the CGIAR Resilient Cities Initiative, the RUAF-FAO City Region Food Systems Initiative, and the Urban Futures programme (funded by the Botnar Foundation). Jess also co-edits Urban Agriculture Magazine. Her main…

René van Veenhuizen Senior project manager René van Veenhuizen is Senior Project Manager with Hivos.  René has worked with RUAF for the last 25 years – starting at ETC, then with RUAF Foundation, and from 2018-2023 with Hivos as coordinator the RUAF Partnership Secretariat. René graduated in Land and Water Management from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. He has over 35 years’ professional…

Joy Carey Senior Programme Officer Joy Carey is an independent Sustainable Food Systems Planning consultant with a focus on cities. She has worked in sustainable food and farming with the UK and international organic and local food sectors since 1990. Joy is a founding director of Bristol Food Network and author of ‘Who Feeds Bristol:…

René van Veenhuizen Hivos representative René van Veenhuizen is Senior Project Manager with Hivos.  René has worked with RUAF for the last 25 years – starting at ETC, then with RUAF Foundation, and from 2018-2023 with Hivos as coordinator the RUAF Partnership Secretariat. René graduated in Land and Water Management from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. He has over 35 years’ professional experience,…