major scientific challenges technology can help solve into the future?
As a speaker at E Tipu 2021: The Boma NZ Summit, PlantTech Research director Ian Yule will explain how the NZ-based research and development organisation is specialising in cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions to produce a competitive advantage for growers.
Sweet deal: Manuka honey sells for $5k a jar
Two-hundred-and-thirty gram jars of NZ-made honey with a unique manuka factor (UMF) of 33 have been selling for almost $5000 in the UK.
With only 200 jars available, True Honey Company’s range of high-quality Manuka honey has been snapped up by Harrods in London. True Honey chief executive Jim McMillan shares why it’s some of the highest-valued Manuka honey ever produced.
Farmers leading the transition to a more sustainable future
For generations, farming and primary production have been key pillars of the Taranaki economy, with a thriving and diverse rural sector that sustains over 10,000 jobs.
However, farmers are continuing to look for ways to ensure the environmental, economic and social wellbeing of their communities. Taranaki Catchment Communities’s chair Donna Cram will share how they are making a difference.
US perception on NZ post-covid
Consumer habits have changed due to covid-19, with a focus increasingly on buying local, so how can NZ exporters to the US compete against this trend?
Green Purse chief executive Lisa Mabe-Konstantopoulos will explain what the US consumers perception of NZ is post-covid, and what NZ food and fibre brands are taking advantage of e-commerce.