Castle Reyner

Castle Reynera is the founder and executive director of Asia Farming Solutions and the national convener of Youth for Just Food Systems in the Philippines. Their work focuses on building just food futures through higher-welfare farming systems, youth-led food systems transformation, and systems-centered approaches to animal welfare, sustainability, and agricultural transition across the Global South. With a background in public administration and development work, Castle has spent the past several years working at the intersection of food systems, climate, agriculture, youth organizing, and animal advocacy. They currently lead initiatives on sow housing transitions, smallholder welfare systems, plant-forward universities, and youth-led food systems governance in the Philippines.