Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, Room: City 1 & 2
Regenerative agriculture is currently a complex topic in the potato world. With growing demand from consumers and ambitious targets set by processors and retailers it has never been more important to understand what it is. However, what exactly is regenerative agriculture? Is it practice or outcome-focused, can it be certified like organic, how is it any different to sustainable farming?
Grab a drink at the end of the day and join the PotatoLink team at the World Potato Congress for a great discussion with panellists from across the supply chain. Click here to view the WPC program.
Host: Dr Kelvin Montagu
Dr Montagu has research and education expertise in irrigation and water management and managing climate change impacts on agriculture.
He has worked with LandCare, USAID, Irrigation New Zealand, CCRSPI (Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries), Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Forest Research Center and ICE-WARM. He has previously worked for Cooperative Research Centres for Irrigation Futures and Greenhouse Accounting.
Panellists
Terry Buckley - SA potato grower
Terry is an innovative grower from the southeast of South Australia. A leading grower in Australia, Terry has many years of experience producing all types of spuds and is always thinking about what comes next in potato production.
Miranda Allitt - PepsiCo Associate Manager - Positive Agriculture.
Currently supporting PepsiCo’s regenerative agriculture agenda across ANZ and Asia. A proud Adelaide local, with over a decade of experience at PepsiCo working across the potato supply chain. She brings a practical and farmer-centric approach to delivering PepsiCo’s regenerative agriculture goals.
Tika Schellevis, McCain
Tika completed her masters focusing on establishing a baseline assessment for regenerative agriculture practices in Canada. Joining McCain in the Netherlands they have designed programs to support growers transitioning to regenerative practices including financial and technical support. Tika now works in NZ with McCain to continue progressing their Regenerative Agriculture strategies and practices.