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Jonathan Baker

Jonathan Baker is Deputy Director, Programme Policy, Engagement and Strategy in the Future Farming and Countryside Programme.

Jonathan works on the cross-cutting policy and overall strategy in Defra's Future of Farming Directorate. He works across government to shape the design of agricultural policy, talking to stakeholders and providing advice to ministers.

Jonathan previously worked for the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) where he lead on environmental land use policy.

Prior to the CLA, he was a Senior Consultant at a research consultancy where he supported and managed research and evaluation projects for UK and international clients. As part of this role he was a Policy Evaluation Fellow - working to improve policy evaluation across Defra.

Jonathan built on his Environmental Science degree with a MSc in Environmental Technology (Environmental Analysis and Assessment) at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy.

You can follow Jonathan on Twitter: @jojabaker