Dr Laura James
2025
Laura is an agricultural scientist & Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager at AHDB, driving farmer-led research and knowledge exchange programmes. With a PhD in pollinator ecotoxicology, Laura has worked across academia and industry, focusing on sustainable agriculture. As a 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholar, she is exploring how we can leverage growing interest in ‘Natural Capital’ markets to fuel a sustainable farming transition and build environmental and economic resillience for British farming.
My Sessions
Food First: The Ultimate Nature-Based Solution for Sustainable Farming
Dr Laura James
Rachael Madeley-Davies
Emily Norton
Jake Freestone
In the race to meet environmental and climate targets, the focus on offsetting others’ environmental footprints often overshadows a critical truth: food production is the ultimate nature-based solution. This session challenges conventional narratives, arguing that natural capital ‘investment’ on-farm, is not just an environmental nicety, but a business-critical strategy to secure resilient and sustainable farming […]