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Lopamudra Saxena is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at Coventry University, UK. She holds a PhD in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York and an MPhil in Applied Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
- Education:
- PhD in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, University of York, UK
- MPhil in Applied Economics, Centre for Development Studies (JNU), India
Her research focuses on food geographies, sustainability, and resilience, particularly examining community-led food initiatives across the UK and India. She explores:
- Place-based approaches to food insecurity
- Social-ecological dimensions of urban biocultural diversity
- Indigenous food systems
- Food poverty, gender, and policy-practice bridges
Her work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, and Sustainable Cities. She contributes to policy through projects like:
- Health and sustainability of diets in communities (2022-2024)
- Evaluation of Community Food Hubs (2020-2022)
- Collaborative research with GITAM University on soil/water security (2024)
Scientific awards and affiliations:
- Founding Trustee, Feeding Coventry (2017)
- Membership Officer, Royal Geographical Society's Food Geographies Working Group (2019-2021)
- Founding Member, Feeding Britain's Academic Advisory Group (2021)
- Expert for Farming the Future grant-pool (2020, 2021)
Lopa actively engages with communities through Coventry Food Network and co-leads the MSc module 'Gender, Food Systems, and Natural Resources'. She teaches Ecology on the Apprenticeship Programme and supervises PhD topics including networked food governance and food waste practices.
