Smart Agrifood 2021: SVG Ventures's Hartnett, Land O'Lakes's Bekele on disruption in agrifood chain
- Spain
- 9 min read
- Oct 05, 2021
- By Emanuela Ferraro
John Hartnett, CEO and founder of SVG Ventures/THRIVE (L) and Teddy Bekele, CTO of Land O'Lakes
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At the Malaga Smart Agrifood Summit in Spain on September 30, CEO of SVG Ventures/THRIVE accelerator John Hartnett and CTO of Land O´Lakes Teddy Bekele got together to discuss the challenges and opportunities in diverse agrifood tech segments.
Hartnett, who is the founder of the Silicon Valley-based agrifood investment firm, also examined the digital transformation of the rural landscape with Bekele, who has worked at the US agribusiness and food company the past eight years.
The following discussion has been edited for length and clarity.
John Hartnett: Teddy, you're...
Hartnett, who is the founder of the Silicon Valley-based agrifood investment firm, also examined the digital transformation of the rural landscape with Bekele, who has worked at the US agribusiness and food company the past eight years.
The following discussion has been edited for length and clarity.
John Hartnett: Teddy, you're...
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