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Dave MacLennan Australia Interview

Watch David MacLennan's interview with The Australian as part of the Global Food Forum held in Australia, 28 March 2017.

 

Discussion points:

00:19 – Challenges to global food security
01:04 – Farm and agriculture policies
02:07 – The current administration, Cargill and the industry
03:02 – Rising protectionism and impact on Cargill
03:44 – Withdrawal from TPP and impact on Cargill
04:38 – How global technology is changing farming
05:48 – Ethics and sustainability, public pressure
06:30 – Intersection of food security, sustainability and nutrition
07:17 – Importance of infrastructure demand
08:02 – Trends in the food we eat
08:51 – Importance of Australia for Cargill
09:40 – Australia’s role in food security in Asia
10:22 – What Australia could do better
11:03 – Cargill’s ambitions for the year ahead