Women in Food and Agriculture

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.

In this episode we speak to Amy Wu, an award-winning writer for women’s ag and agtech movement. Amy has just published a book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown,” that profiles nearly 30 women innovators and leaders in the growing sector of agtech. Agtech encompasses innovations including drones, sensors, artificial intelligence and blockchain that help growers with the challenges they are facing including severe labor shortage, loss of arable land and water and land management issues.

The book was inspired by the documentary “From Farms to Incubators: Telling the stories of minority women entrepreneurs in agtech in the Salinas Valley and beyond” originally released in 2017. The short documentary spotlights four women founders in agtech in California. The documentary has been screened at SXSW, EcoFarm, Western Growers, the United Nations Association Film Festival.

In 2021 Amy was named one of Food Tank’s 15 Leading Women at the Intersection of Food and Technology. In 2020 Amy was named one of Worth magazine’s “50 Women Changing the World.”

To read an excerpt and buy the book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Farms-Incubators-Innovators-California-Agtech/dp/161035575X

Screen the short documentary here: https://vimeo.com/267476596/8391abc4b4

In this episode of the Women in Food and Agriculture podcast, we speak to Corinne Bonadei, Director of Digital Strategy, Marketing Communication and Marketing & Sales Excellence for Animal Nutrition and Health at DSM. Corinne is someone compelled to make the food and ag industry a more diverse and inclusive place. As a gay mother she has first-hand experience as to why inclusion is so important, and in this podcast she shares her journey of how to create a true culture of inclusion within a business and take it to the next level. We discuss how at DSM they went about driving D&I strategies forward, the work they have done to support the LGBTQ+ community in the workplace, and advice for businesses of all sizes aiming to create an inclusive environment. This story is not one to miss for those who want to be inspired to make a difference within their own organisation and make the world more inclusive place to live. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Jo, Head of Marketing for Feedinfo & Agrimoney. In this coffee break, Ollie & Jo will talk about what managers look for in their team, how to get noticed at your job and more!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Find out more about our advisory board and their commitment to diversity in this short podcast where they each review their journey and share their convictions." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.