The decisions by major food companies impact consumers, farmers, and the environment at every stage of the agrifood value chain. But the status quo strategies of ‘Big Food’ don’t always acknowledge the complex, interconnected systems at play around the world.

Our guest this week is Dr. Nigel Hughes, Senior Vice President of Global R&D at Kellogg. After spending a career in what he would unwillingly call Big Food, Nigel now advocates for the urgent recoupling of the many smaller systems, from farming to processing to distribution, that have become detached as they’ve been optimized over decades.

In this episode Nigel speaks about:

• The dimensions of change driving how Kellog thinks about the future of our food system 
• Whether consumers or regulations will drive action on sustainability and climate risk
• Kellog’s specific climate risk profile, Scope-3 emissions, and focus on fertilizer as a lever for action

Useful Links:

• We’re fundraising for Tenacious Ventures Fund II, out loud To learn more about investing in Fund II, click here
• The Cool Soil Initiative
• Kellogg's™ Better Days ESG Strategy
• Kellogg Company Partners with Regrow to Launch InGrained Program
• Jupiter Ionics, and our investment notes 
• How can big companies like Coca-Cola impact the sustainability of our food system? (podcast)

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