The Board of Trustees is very grateful to Graham Jellis for his engaged and committed service to AFCP as a Board Member, Vice-Chair and Chairperson over the past 14 years.

Graham joined the AFCP Board in 2011, becoming Vice-Chair in 2014 and Chair in 2016. He formally retires from his role at the end of 2024.

Graham brought a wide range of experience from his career in the Plant Breeding Institute Cambridge, Home-Grown Cereals Authority and then Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board. He has been an Honorary Professor at Nottingham University since 1995.

Building relationships within AFCP, its members and wider industry, Graham has actively built collaborations supporting a wide range of individuals and organisations. He has been instrumental in developing a range of activities within AFCP including the biennial AFCP Student Forum and the joint funded AHDB-AFCP Studentships.

We would like to thank Graham for this generous commitment to his role and wish him well in his retirement. Graham continues in his role as Chair of the Grants Committee for the Perry Foundation, an AFCP Member.