Expertise: EU Agriculture Policy & Implementation, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Background:

Justin (he/him) leads Environmental Defense Fund Europe’s work on Food and Farming, focusing on helping farmers turn to climate-smart and resilient agricultural practices, while safeguarding livelihoods and food security. Before joining Environmental Defense Fund, he worked in Malta’s Agriculture Ministry since 2003, directing the Paying Agency for CAP funds and Agriculture Department, representing Malta in Council in Brussels at the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA), and internationally at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM). He speaks Italian, French and Maltese.