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Richard King

Richard King

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Policy Research Adviser

Email: rking@oxfam.org.uk

Office Location: Oxford, UK

Richard works in Oxfam GB's research team on issues related to economic, environmental, and social justice. He specialises in food and rural livelihoods, particularly in the contexts of climate change, resource constraints and market volatility. Much of his current work relates to Oxfam's GROW campaign, and he has recently been focused on the social and poverty dimensions of the economic crisis.

Prior to joining Oxfam GB in 2007, Richard worked for a rural development foundation in the Philippines. He holds a BSc in Geography from Durham University and an MSc in International Development (economics and management of rural development) from the University of Manchester. His academic theses examined de-agrarianisation and the non-farm rural economy.

Richard King's blog posts

  • Squeezed: living with volatile food prices

    Food prices have been rising globally for over five years. As we launch Squeezed,...

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    Florence Kitonyo owns Amani Café in Lango Baya and is struggling with high food prices. Credit: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

  • What's your vision for the future of agriculture?

    Forecasts indicate world food production must grow at least fifty per cent...

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    Future of agriculture banner. Text reads 'What is your vision.'

  • What’s up (or down) with global hunger?

    As organisations around the globe celebrate World Food Day, Richard King, our...

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    Shopkeeper Ala'a Abdhullah Farag Wans demonstrates rising food prices in Yemen. Credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam

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