{"id":118,"date":"2021-06-04T17:10:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfieurope.org\/?post_type=team&#038;p=118"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:48:45","slug":"acacia-smith","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/gfieurope.org\/it\/team\/acacia-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Acacia Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"page-header-team alignfull has-gray-background-color has-background\">\n\t<div class=\"page-header-team__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-header-team__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-header-team__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header-team__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-header-team__title\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"page-header-team__position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-vertical-padding has-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Areas of expertise: sustainable protein research funding, EU and national government science policy, climate and environmental policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acacia works with scientists, policymakers and other organisations to secure government funding for plant-based and cultivated meat innovation, and make researchers aware of funding opportunities. 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