Stephen Briggs

Stephen is farmer, farm shop retailer and lead consultant at AbacusAgri, providing farm business consultancy throughout the UK and internationally for over 20 years. He is head of Soil & Water at Innovation for Agriculture and has previously worked for DFID, FAO, the World Bank & private companies in Africa, India & China. He has an MSc in Soil Science with more than 25 years’ experience of developing and implementing effective Knowledge exchange – bringing together research, farmer engagement & training, consultancy, policy development work and practical farming. Stephen is also Nuffield Farming Scholar and was awarded the prestigious Bullock Award in 2020 as the Scholar who has most influenced the Agricultural industry in the 10 years since his scholarship.