Dr Andrew Bennie is a Senior Researcher in Climate Policy and Food Systems at the IEJ. He has an extensive background in academic and civil society research, organising, and activism. He previously worked as a researcher, organiser, and popular educator with township and rural organisations, and coordinated national food justice campaigning. He has also worked in research and advocacy in the broader African food sovereignty movement. Andrew has an MA in Development and Environmental Sociology and a PhD in Sociology on food politics, the agrarian question, and collective action in South Africa, both from the University of the Witwatersrand. His research expertise is in political economy and ecology, land and agrarian studies, food systems and climate justice. He is passionate about using his capacities (including writing and photography) towards collective struggles for justice and equality.