How Can Fresh Produce Industry Innovate In A Digital Age?
Beanstalk Global Discussion Series with Max MacGillivray
I am a big fan of Max MacGillivray and love the work he is doing at Beanstalk Global. Beanstalk’s mission is closely aligned with 1Point5’s and that binds us together. I always come away inspired after chatting with him.
One morning, while we were having a Zoom call, this idea came up to do a live chat on agri-tech solutions in the fresh produce sector. Max mentioned that there is so much happening in the agri-tech space so we need to discuss on different solutions and challenge ourselves on the benefits new tech is bringing to the industry.
The idea was to give the audience a steer on how the industry is using these software/hardware solutions, return on investment (RoI), game changing trends, grower engagement, what will be the role of consumers and how will they benefit from these innovations in the market. I wasn’t sure initially, however, the idea was fascinating. I am glad that this went live on LinkedIn on 18th May 2021.
It is a hour long video so I have divided the content on the timeline below:
First 6 minutes: Introduction and is the industry changing fast enough?
6 to 15 minutes: Game changing trends in the sector.
17 to 23 minutes: Will new tech have a positive impact on the margins? Specific discussion on vertical farms.
24 to 30 minutes: How is agri-tech organised?
31 to 35 minutes: Competition, where is it coming from, how are the traditional players going to compete with the likes of InFarm?
35 to 39 minutes: Has digital agri-tech delivered?
40 to 46 minutes: What about grower engagement?
46 to 49 minutes: The role of consumers?
49 to 51 minutes: Who would benefit from traceability? How would consumers benefit from the technology?
51 minutes onwards: What does tomorrow’s supply chain look like?
Credit: Beanstalk Global for the video
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