Who are the expert panellists?
An interdisciplinary panel bringing together expertise in agronomy, human nutrition, food systems, and policy.
Founder of Vitagri and Nuffield Farming Scholar. David's research into the relationship between farming practice and food nutritional quality led directly to the Growing Health report and the GroundUp Framework.
A practising GP and organic farmer with a specialist interest in the role of diet — and specifically food nutritional quality — in health and disease prevention. Nuffield Farming Scholar. Hannah contributed to the human health evidence synthesis in the Growing Health report.
Environmental Scientist and white paper research lead at Vitagri, with expertise in land management, biodiversity, and the systematic evidence review underpinning the Growing Health white paper. James led the PRISMA-informed synthesis of 3,000+ peer-reviewed studies on soil health and nutritional quality, and brings deep knowledge of UK farming systems to the discussion.
Health Transformation Specialist with expertise in the systemic connection between food quality, nutritional inadequacy, and preventable chronic disease burden. Contributing author, Growing Health white paper (2026). Dr Williamson examines how upstream improvements to food nutritional quality translate into measurable reductions in NHS and social care costs.
Founder and Executive Director of the Bionutrient Institute — the world's leading research organisation on the relationship between soil biology, farming practice, and food nutritional quality. Over a decade of field research encompassing 10,000+ farm samples across 25+ crop types, and the development of accessible near-infrared spectrometry tools for real-time nutritional testing. Dan brings the most comprehensive nutrient density dataset in existence to this panel.
A regenerative arable farmer integrating livestock at Manor Farm, Cambridgeshire, and a practising GP with a specialist interest in public health and food systems. Nuffield Farming Scholar. Tom brings a rare dual perspective — clinical and agronomic — to the evidence connecting farming practice to health outcomes, and to the policy case for embedding nutritional quality in agricultural support.
Lead architect of the GroundUp Framework, responsible for translating the evidence base into a practical 7-component system for measuring, verifying, and rewarding nutrient-dense production across UK farming systems.