Turning Moths and Biochar Into Climate Solutions: Zespri’s Agri-Tech Playbook
Send me a message In this week's episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I’m joined by Bryan Parkes, Head of Innovation Acceleration at Zespri, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit. Bryan shares how Zespri is taking a bold, practical approach to climate resilience through its Zespri ZAG Innovation Fund - an annual US$2 million commitment to agricultural innovation funding. We dig into why Zespri is using a venture clienting model—not venture capital—to attract global solutions for the ...
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