Keith Woodford

Keith Woodford is a retired academic who now consults through his own company AgriFood Systems Ltd.  He holds honorary positions as Professor of AgriFood Systems at Lincoln University, Christchurch and as Senior Research Fellow at the Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University, Wellington.

In a varied career he has worked across all continents including Antarctica, and in more than 20 countries across Asia and the Pacific.  This includes both short and long-term projects for a range of development agencies and commercial firms. A lot of his work has been at the interface between rural development, education and agri-food systems, and spans from human nutrition and consumer markets back to farm-level decision making.  Publications include the book ‘Devil in the Milk’, subtitled ‘Illness Health and Politics. A1 and A2 Milk’.

Keith writes regularly for a range of media outlets and holds a Master of Agricultural Science degree from Lincoln University, a PhD from University of Queensland, and is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management.