Welcome to the Hot Potato Podcast: a series that grabs the burning issue of climate change with both hands and asks how regenerative agriculture can help solve the problem.
We all know farming systems need to change to help feed the 8 billion people (and growing!) people on this planet. But how? Here on the Hot Potato Podcast, we’re starting with- who’d have thought it- the humble spud!
As the third most consumed crop globally, potatoes play a vital role in how land is farmed and how people are fed.
So keep your ears peeled as, together, we chip away at the hottest challenge facing food producers today
This podcast is brought to you by McCain Foods
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Welcome to the Hot Potato Podcast: a series that grabs the burning issue of climate change with both hands and asks how regenerative agriculture can help solve the problem.
We all know farming systems need to change to help feed the 8 billion people (and growing!) people on this planet. But how? Here on the Hot Potato Podcast, we’re starting with- who’d have thought it- the humble spud!
As the third most consumed crop globally, potatoes play a vital role in how land is farmed and how people are fed.
So keep your ears peeled as, together, we chip away at the hottest challenge facing food producers today
This podcast is brought to you by McCain Foods
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The UN has predicted that 2050 will see the global population surpass nine billion. Global food production needs to increase significantly in order to feed us all.
To keep everyone fed in this changing climate, and to make sure food production can be part of slowing and even reversing temperature rise, we have to produce food in a different way.
Of course farmers and food businesses are key to this, so it was a real privilege to talk to a panel that represented both!
The Panel…
Charlie Angelakos, Vice President of Global External Affairs and Sustainability at McCain Foods
Grant F Reid, Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative Agribusiness Taskforce; Private Equity Partner; Board Member of Marriott International and Vanguard; and former CEO, Mars Incorporated
Susan Ainsworth, Agrologist and General Manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association
LINKS…
-Keep up to date with McCain on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
-Check out Louise’s book Avocado Anxiety and follow her on Instagram and Twitter
-If you would like to read more around McCain's sustainability initiatives, you can do so HERE. And for more information about Farms of the Future, click HERE.
-The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) was set up by King Charles III to ensure that business operates in favour of people and planet. The SMI's Agribusiness Task Force, chaired by Grant Reid, is designed to accelerate Regenerative Agriculture into becoming the predominant agricultural system in the world. You can read more about the taskforce HERE.
This podcast is brought to you by McCain Foods
Thanks for listening!
Presenter: Louise Gray
Produced by Atomized Studios for McCain Foods
Executive Producer: Faye Stewart
Producers: Rebecca Rappaport and Chris Attaway
Production Manager: Kaitlin Paramor
Production Coordinator: Bella Salini
Music: Barrie Gledden, Tim Reilly, Jason Pedder, and Alex Arcole
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.