//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~801f2d509509b2ac981a346c8d57bbe53f7e8bf162422fb683494e4364e76013 The role of technology, entrepreneurs & investment in Agriculture’s biggest problems. This podcast documentary by AgTech expert Hannah Senior asks what role technology plays in agriculture, how entrepreneurship influences innovation, and what it feels like to be part of the current AgTech explosion both as a farmer and as an entrepreneur. Exploring how the investment models we use affects the outcomes we see, Hannah shows why systems thinking is uniquely important in the AgTech ecosystem ... and asks challenging questions about the many things we take for granted.Easily digestible, wide ranging in scope, and highly thought provoking, Innovating AgTech examines the stories we tell ourselves about making a positive impact, and challenges us to imagine how we can do things even better.Generously sponsored by the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:19:02 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1261461004-user-73017811-what-will-agriculture-be-like-in-100-years-bonus-episode.mp3 While making the Innovating AgTech documentary I spoke to a lot of different people from all over the word about food and agriculture. I finished each interview with the simple question "What will agriculture look like in 100 years?". The AgTech community is co-creating the future we imagine, so the answers are illuminating! In this bonus episode, I share their answers. What do you think agriculture will look like in a hundred years? What kind of future would you like to create? Share your thoughts and tag me on LinkedIn or Twitter using the hashtag #InnovatingAgTech, or contact me via agtechthinking.com Tue, 03 May 2022 10:44:58 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1261461004-user-73017811-what-will-agriculture-be-like-in-100-years-bonus-episode.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1261461004-user-73017811-what-will-agriculture-be-like-in-100-years-bonus-episode.mp3 While making the Innovating AgTech documentary I spoke to a lot of different people from all over the word about food and agriculture. I finished each interview with the simple question "What will agriculture look like in 100 years?". The AgTech community is co-creating the future we imagine, so the answers are illuminating! In this bonus episode, I share their answers. What do you think agriculture will look like in a hundred years? What kind of future would you like to create? Share your thoughts and tag me on LinkedIn or Twitter using the hashtag #InnovatingAgTech, or contact me via agtechthinking.com Tue, 03 May 2022 10:44:58 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1261461004-user-73017811-what-will-agriculture-be-like-in-100-years-bonus-episode.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205765092-user-73017811-epsiode-6-agtech-thinking-so-what-now.mp3 Episode 6 of 6 – Doing things DifferentlyThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode examines our often-unquestioned assumptions about how the world works and how these are often the root of the problems we’re keen to address. We start by examining how the engineering mindset is ill suited the complexities of agriculture’s biological and economic systems, but how adding in systems thinking gives our good intentions a better chance to deliver change. We explore the assumptions built into economic models which give us damaging blind spots, and how collaboration, trust, risk and value creation need careful balancing to make true impact. Finally, we explore ideas for a different vision of entrepreneurship, ... Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:00:03 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205765092-user-73017811-epsiode-6-agtech-thinking-so-what-now.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205765092-user-73017811-epsiode-6-agtech-thinking-so-what-now.mp3 Episode 6 of 6 – Doing things DifferentlyThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode examines our often-unquestioned assumptions about how the world works and how these are often the root of the problems we’re keen to address. We start by examining how the engineering mindset is ill suited the complexities of agriculture’s biological and economic systems, but how adding in systems thinking gives our good intentions a better chance to deliver change. We explore the assumptions built into economic models which give us damaging blind spots, and how collaboration, trust, risk and value creation need careful balancing to make true impact. Finally, we explore ideas for a different vision of entrepreneurship, ... Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:00:03 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205765092-user-73017811-epsiode-6-agtech-thinking-so-what-now.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205756422-user-73017811-epsiode-5-agtech-thinking-investment-models-for-agtech.mp3 Episode 5 of 6 – How Investment Models Affect AgTech.The global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new Agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode examines the way investors and how they invest affects priorities for AgTech ventures. The podcast begins by understanding the most prominent and influential method of investing, that of Venture Capitalism. It explains why this model is unsuitable for many important and promising AgTech ventures, and considers other alternatives, including Angel Investing, Crowd Funding, and structured methods of converting between equity and debt. We explore the power dynamics that comes with raising investment and investigate the idea that the status quo for how we invest in AgTech startups drives a chain of extraction that st... Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:00:03 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205756422-user-73017811-epsiode-5-agtech-thinking-investment-models-for-agtech.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205756422-user-73017811-epsiode-5-agtech-thinking-investment-models-for-agtech.mp3 Episode 5 of 6 – How Investment Models Affect AgTech.The global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new Agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode examines the way investors and how they invest affects priorities for AgTech ventures. The podcast begins by understanding the most prominent and influential method of investing, that of Venture Capitalism. It explains why this model is unsuitable for many important and promising AgTech ventures, and considers other alternatives, including Angel Investing, Crowd Funding, and structured methods of converting between equity and debt. We explore the power dynamics that comes with raising investment and investigate the idea that the status quo for how we invest in AgTech startups drives a chain of extraction that st... Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:00:03 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205756422-user-73017811-epsiode-5-agtech-thinking-investment-models-for-agtech.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205727334-user-73017811-epsiode-4-agtech-thinking-the-entreprenuers-experience.mp3 Episode 4 of 6 – The Entrepreneur’s ExperienceThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode investigates the experience of three AgTech entrepreneurs as they navigated their companies from idea to revenue generation. The three entrepreneurs operate with different technologies, in different countries and in different sectors but still find common ground in their experiences. This includes the importance of building on publicly funded research and startup incentives and the value of identifying partners and investors with aligned visions of the future. We also hear about the high price that entrepreneurs on average pay for their pursuits, illustrating the high stakes in these endeavours. While we tend to hear... Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205727334-user-73017811-epsiode-4-agtech-thinking-the-entreprenuers-experience.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205727334-user-73017811-epsiode-4-agtech-thinking-the-entreprenuers-experience.mp3 Episode 4 of 6 – The Entrepreneur’s ExperienceThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode investigates the experience of three AgTech entrepreneurs as they navigated their companies from idea to revenue generation. The three entrepreneurs operate with different technologies, in different countries and in different sectors but still find common ground in their experiences. This includes the importance of building on publicly funded research and startup incentives and the value of identifying partners and investors with aligned visions of the future. We also hear about the high price that entrepreneurs on average pay for their pursuits, illustrating the high stakes in these endeavours. While we tend to hear... Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205727334-user-73017811-epsiode-4-agtech-thinking-the-entreprenuers-experience.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205712919-user-73017811-epsiode-3-agtech-thinking-the-farmers-experience.mp3 Episode 3 of 6 – The Farmer’s ExperienceThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode investigates how the farming and grower community is involved in the world of AgTech Entrepreneurship.A case study that highlights what can go well and what can go wrong for farmers in Agtech trials, before exploring how farmers and growers interact with entrepreneurs and investors. This includes identifying which agricultural challenges should be prioritised, and structuring how technologies are trialled to reflect the financial and non financial contributions made. We learn about novel ways of incorporating the farmer and grower perspective, and who else in the agrifood value chain has an incentive to invest in innovatio... Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205712919-user-73017811-epsiode-3-agtech-thinking-the-farmers-experience.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205712919-user-73017811-epsiode-3-agtech-thinking-the-farmers-experience.mp3 Episode 3 of 6 – The Farmer’s ExperienceThe global food system faces serious problems – environmental, social and commercial. This six-part podcast series seeks to unravel these complex interrelationships asking how we can better align the interests of the environment, farmers, entrepreneurs and investors, allowing new agtech solutions to address these critical challenges.This episode investigates how the farming and grower community is involved in the world of AgTech Entrepreneurship.A case study that highlights what can go well and what can go wrong for farmers in Agtech trials, before exploring how farmers and growers interact with entrepreneurs and investors. This includes identifying which agricultural challenges should be prioritised, and structuring how technologies are trialled to reflect the financial and non financial contributions made. We learn about novel ways of incorporating the farmer and grower perspective, and who else in the agrifood value chain has an incentive to invest in innovatio... Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1205712919-user-73017811-epsiode-3-agtech-thinking-the-farmers-experience.mp3