Host of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and regular reporter for 'Costing the Earth'. BBC2 'Horizon' presenter.Writer and meteorological consultant.

Opus Insights delivers data driven solutions to soft commodity supply chains in the tropics. We focus on forecasting (yields, quality, post harvest losses) and we address factors relating to these outcomes throughout supply chains. From farmer to trader, extension worker to buyer, Opus provides data, information and solutions that support greater resilience, increased efficiency, and more stable, sustainable results. Opus facilitates farmer transformation and professionalisation through strengthening decision support systems and extension services with more accurate and timely information. We offer solutions to increase productivity and quality, driven by extensive data and knowledge of the environment (weather and soil) as well as farming practices. At industry level, we bring sector wide insights including crop forecasts and an understanding of limiting factors: improving planning and decision making capabilities and working directly with clients to identify and close the information gaps and flows that make a commercial difference. Opus understands that, by ensuring the entire supply chain is more transparent and better informed, we can make an impact both commercially and at a socio-economic level. We use a wide range of data sources to build our solutions. We know that satellites have the power to provide valuable, vast data sets but we 'ground truth' with proprietary sensors (soil and weather in particular) to ensure that our products and services are as accurate as possible. This ground truthing makes Opus Insights a little bit special!The Opus team comprises business leaders, agronomists, meteorologists, data scientists, software development engineers and project managers: all with a shared experience of, and passion for, the regions in which we work. We love to partner with like minded business, NGOs and public bodies: collaboration is a great way to scale and make an even bigger splash. Please get in touch if you feel the same way.

Weather information services company, primarily focused on data gathering and forecasting in sub-Saharan Africa.

National weather broadcaster on BBC TV, radio and online. Host of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and regular reporter for 'Costing the Earth'. BBC2 'Horizon' presenter.

Met Office forecaster. Started on the defence side, providing forecasts to RAF aircrew and Army gunners at sites ranging from Southeast England to the Outer Hebrides. Moved into public forecasting in 1990 in Norwich and began broadcasting on local radio and TV.

Maintaining routine surface and upper-air observations at the most remote British base in Antarctica. Appointed base commander during second year.