Careers in sustainable food and farming

Webinar
05/03/2024 11:00 12:00

Sustain

Join this webinar to explore the range of careers in sustainable food and farming and hear from people already working within the sector. 

As the focus on climate and nature friendly food increases for communities, businesses and the government, there are a growing number of job roles and opportunities in sustainable food and farming.

Roots to Work and Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming are hosting a webinar to explore careers within the sustainable food and farming sector.

During this webinar you will:

  • Hear from people working in public health, agriculture, food growing and food policy about their career journeys.
  • Find out about different routes into the sector and how to find jobs.
  • Develop an understanding about the skills and experience required in this sector.
  • Have an opportunity to ask questions to the panel.

This webinar is aimed at students aged 14+, careers advisors and other people interested in finding out more about sustainable food jobs.

The event will signpost to a new resource for careers in sustainable food and farming and there will be exclusive additional content for registered participants of the webinar.

Confirmed speakers:

  • Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead at Action on Sugar and Lecturer of Public Health Nutrition at Queen Mary University of London @drkawthernutrition
  • Navaratnam Partheeban OBE, farm vet and Co-founder of the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society (BVEDS) @scottishtamil

More speakers to be announced!

The session will be chaired by Sareta Puri, Sustain's Diversity Outreach Coordinator.

For job listings and resources visit www.rootstowork.org.