#17 Blockchain in Food & Agribusiness with Alicia Noel

#19 Cocoa Value Chains with Yemi Lawal

In this episode, Dr Vijayender Nalla talks to Yemi Lawal about Cocoa Value Chains particularly in the African context.

We cover:

1. Yemi's background and current work
2. What attracted Yemi towards the cocoa value chain
3. The global cocoa value chain
4. Nigerian cocoa value chain and the gaps/challenges
5. Opportunities in cocoa value chain
6. Consumer consumption behaviour and high value processing opportunities in the region
7. Effective policy making to maximise value within the cocoa value chain  
8. Technology in cocoa value chain

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We also introduce a couple of new courses being run throughout the rest of 2020. You can find the links here:

Mini-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management from Institute of Food and Agribusiness Leadership

Agripreneur Program from Code Factory Vienna

#18 Urban Farming with Herbert Kliegerman & Dino Carter

In  this Podcast, we talk to two prominent names in Urban Farming, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Co-founder and Publisher of iGrow News and Co-Founder of American Association of Urban Farmers, and Dino H. Carter, Brand Specialist with more than 20 years of marketing experience in Israel, England, and the USA.

In this conversation, we discuss about the Urban Farming and Container Farming and its future in developing countries like India and Africa. We also put some light on the future of branding for agricultural produce especially those that are premium priced.

The Interview is conducted by Chaitra Bharath from Agribusiness Academy.

To find out more about urban farming, please visit https://www.igrow.news/

To learn more about the branding and process of branding, please visit http://www.dbranding.la/

#17 Blockchain in Food & Agribusiness with Alicia Noel

In this podcast, we talk to Alicia Noel, a leading voice in food supply chain technologies, to explain how blockchain is enabling change in the food and agriculture industry.

In this lively conversation, we discuss the promise of blockchain for food and about what makes or breaks its successful implementation. We also discuss many interesting examples of companies, projects and organisations that are already implementing change via blockchain solutions.

The interview is conducted by Debora van Zee and Chaitra Bharath from Agribusiness Academy.

To read more about Alicia Noel, please visit her website: http://cultivati.com/

In this Blog on Medium you can read more about many of the examples Alicia talks about in our conversation:https://medium.com/cultivati/six-ways-blockchain-is-being-used-in-food-and-agriculture-supply-chains-68a7305fd533

If you have any feedback or anything you'd like to discuss with the show, please email [email protected]. Get to know more about us at https://agribusiness.academy/

#16 Agribusiness Finance

In this episode, we’re joined by Lorna Grace, an expert in Agribusiness Finance. We haven’t been able to cover this area much so we’re really lucky to have someone like Lorna with such a broad experience to come and talk to us.

1. How is Agribusiness finance different in the western markets vs. the established markets?
2. How does finance contribute to food sustainability? 
3. How is value chain finance going to strengthen small holders farmers inclusiveness in Agriculture value chains?
4. How well do you think the talent working in Financial institutions understand the financing tools needed or available for Agriculture?
5. What financial innovations have caught your attention?

Lorna is Financial Development specialist with more than 20 years of experience in international and domestic finance. She has  consulted for several financial institutions in Asia and in Latin America, so hopefully there is something for everyone in this podcast.

Find out more about Lorna's work at http://smallfinancebigchange.com/

#15 Regenerative Agriculture with Ethan Soloviev

In this episode we're joined by Ethan Roland Soloviev, an international expert on regenerative agriculture, regenerative business, and permaculture design, with experience in 34 countries.

Ethan is Executive Vice President of Research at HowGood.com, and Farmer at HighFallsFarm.com.

This is a wide ranging interview on the subject of regenerative agriculture, covering the adoption challenges, frameworks for understanding the principles and Ethan's work at High Falls Farm.

The episode is presented by Chaitra Bharath with additional inputs and questions from Debora van Zee. 

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Find out more about Ethan's work at HowGood.com, http://HighFallsFarm.com, and http://EthanSoloviev.com.

Here are links that Ethan mentions:

regenerationnewsroom.com

Regeneration Newsroom Podcast

http://www.terra-genesis.com/

Transform Series

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture Podcast