In this episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture Podcast we sit down with Amelie Mainville, Nutrition & Tech Services Director at Cargill to chat about her experience as a working mom in leadership, her career in agtech, where her love for the sector started, and the incredible work her and her team are doing on Cargill’s Dairy Enteligen platform.

We also get into the importance of having a work-life balance, how the support of a significant other can form part of this, and what companies need to consider to get more women into senior roles.

For this episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture Podcast Ollie Theocharous, our Head of Content talks to Nadine Kuester, who is the General Secretary of Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Danone, a multi-national food and drink company.

In this insightful conversation, Nadine speaks candidly about the significant barriers facing women at an executive level within the food and drink industry, what it requires to manage teams and why she feels company-wide diversity targets are useful in achieving equality across the entire supply chain.

Meet Nadine and other inspiring industry professionals at the WFA Summit: https://www.wfasummit.com/

Take part in our 2022 survey: https://wfa-initiative.com/survey/

This episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture Podcast features Sandy Hansen-Wolff Former Founder and Owner of AgVenture Feed & Seed, who will be speaking at the WFA Summit next month.

She talks openly about her career journey to becoming an entrepreneur, the challenges associated with running a business in the agrifood sector that she has had to overcome, why women working at a founder or executive level is vital to the industry and what she's looking forward to the most about the summit.

Find out more about the summit: https://wfa-initiative.com/wfa-summit/

Take part in our 2022 survey: https://wfa-initiative.com/survey/

This episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture Podcast explores everything from issues surrounding climate change to farmer livelihoods, racial diversity and the representation of women in leadership.

Olga Korzhova, the Head of Event Content for the WFA Summit shares interesting findings from conversations with CEO’s, thought leaders and agriculture and food experts ahead of the WFA Summit in June. If you’re keen to get into the minds of a diverse range of food and ag professionals, take a listen to this insightful interview to gain new perspectives and influence your strategic decisions.

Find out more about the summit: https://wfa-initiative.com/wfa-summit/

Take part in our 2022 survey: https://wfa-initiative.com/survey/

We sat down for an informative chat with Michelle Cassal, the Deputy Chief of Party for the USAID TRANSFORM Programme at Cargill. In this podcast she explains her role, the impact the ag sector can have on human health through addressing zoonotic diseases and antibiotic resistance and why developing a diverse team is so beneficial in driving projects like this forward. We also discuss advice for women wanting to progress in the food and ag sector.

If you’re looking to understand how D&I plays a fundamental role in team building and gain valuable advice to help you advance in your career take a listen to this episode supported by Cargill.

Find out more information about USAID TRANSFORM here: https://www.cargill.com/sustainability/transform

Take part in the WFA annual survey here: https://wfa-initiative.com/survey/

In this 20 minute Coffee Break Discussion Session we speak to Emma Penny who is a professional coach, consultant and writer about her experience as part of the WFA Mentorship Program which is supported by Alltech.

You can get in contact with Emma via her linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-penny-coaching-mentoring-consulting-b8350817/

In this coffee break session on we discussed how to create an effective work/life balance.

With an increased number of people working at least a few days a week from home, ensuring a healthy balance between your work and personal life is more important than ever.

In this 20 minute session we discussed how additional home working has changed our lives and the sector, why it is more challenging for women to find that elusive work/life balance and gain tips on how to ensure the balance can be achieved.
Join us and reflect on yourself and our industry by listening in and contributing to this informal and insightful conversation.

Take 20 minutes out of your day to drink a coffee and reflect on yourself and our industry by listening to this informal conversation.

In this episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture Podcast we speak to Dr Liliana Parra Rapado, the Principal Scientist for Herbicide Agronomy at BASF about her career, advice she has been given and what has made her the woman she is today.

In this engaging interview we gain insight into her career history, how to approach problem solving in business, what we should be doing to get more women into STEM roles and what she thinks are the biggest threats to our industry.

For those in the food and agriculture industry looking to be inspired and learn about different parts of the sector this episode is a great way to educate yourself through this thought-provoking interview.

We are joined by WFA Ambassador Claudia Rössler from Microsoft to talk about her experiences working for over 25 years in a male dominated industry, to discuss what she has learnt and how this has influenced her.

In this live fireside chat session which includes a live Q&A we spoke to Tatiana Fadeeva, CEO at AGCO Machinery to better understand her career journey, her experiences quickly rising up the ranks in a male dominated industry and her opinions on driving diversity and equality in the food and ag industry.