Jack Keeys

Agri-Food specialist blending Business, Science & Technology

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With a surge in donations, my $2,000 goal has been blown away - with over $20,000 now raised! (including corporate donations).

I'm still carrying a few blisters around with me - but it was more than worth it!

First video below, and update here: https://t.co/p2WqdHNHdb

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Rural hero doing his first marathon in gumboots to raise money for charities
https://t.co/UgmLZ1SZYx

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At #IFAMA2024 in Spain 🇪🇸
Fun fact from day one:

You may have heard the Great Wall of China is the only visible man-made object from space...

Actually, you can also see the greenhouses of Almeria, one of the most efficient food producing regions in the world ! 🌎
@IFAMAIntl

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Powerful presentation by @Jack_A_Bobo at @IFAMAIntl world congress, Almeria 🇪🇸

"Every 4 seconds, one person on our planet dies of hunger, and there's not a person here who wouldn't help if we saw this.
The problem is, we don't each see this, so we must increase the visibility"

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One of my favourite panels to date, facilitated by the brilliant @cjtaylor92

We dug into the detail of how to activate emerging talent - with ideas, insights, and examples

Check out @SeedFed & the ISF website for this and more from: #WorldSeed24

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ISF insight - In the 1970's only 10% of #Americans consumed daily #snacks,

Now 10% of Americans get their entire #diet from snacking 🤢

Globally, ~90% of adults were snacking daily during covid - and many have continued...

#WorldSeed24 @SeedFed

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"If you're not already deeply uncomfortable around the board table, and bringing people into your organization that make you deeply uncomfortable - then you're missing the point on the climate crisis"
- Mike Burrell #CCBC23

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Greenwashing, greenwishing, and greenhushing... a lot of talk at #CCBC23 on the balance between ensuring businesses are being genuine and meeting regulations, but aren't disincentivised from getting into action to make positive impact #deliveringnetzero

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@agritech_nz Successful Digital Adoption panel, talking the importance of people, relationships and smart investment across the agritech ecosystem @FieldaysNZ

@b_oconnell @MatHocken @sophiethekiwi

See the full report:
https://t.co/NSzrl9wcHj

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Congratulations @Agrisea on launching another amazing initiative at @FieldaysNZ.

Seaweed bioremediation to clean waterways while creating premium products - it doesn't get much better than that! Check-out

#PaeroaProud
@DamienOConnorMP @waikato

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@MPI_NZ SOPI report is out, great to be at the @FieldaysNZ launch this-morning.
Key industry revenues are up across the board from 2-7% as the sector overall hits $55B
A few key success stories including wine up 27%, but some headwinds to remain wary of!
https://t.co/LFv7DRKoGB

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Is this a leap-frog alternative protein tech?

Finland start-up Solar Foods produce a protein 'Solein', containing all essential amino acids and made from CO2, air and electricity.

Now with approval to sell food products in Singapore

#Future #Food
https://t.co/mnDrisyonn

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Personalised nutrition programme 'Zoe' includes an at-home testing process eating 'science muffins' and collecting stool samples to provide your dietary recommendations.
With an upcoming rebrand ahead of their UK launch - would you give it a go?
https://t.co/Mbe6YdW0yB

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Planted a few hundred natives out on farm today!
#Hack #Planting #Farm #NZ #TikTok https://t.co/Ew2iKI0JWn

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This November I'm hiking 14 of the highest North Island mountains in just 10 days 🏔

All supporting an amazing and deserving cause - Big Brother, Big Sister.
Find out all about it here!

#charitychallenge #charity #mentoring #hiking
https://t.co/PmoX5iV4n1

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Technology spotlight:
$10b gaming company 'NetDragon Websoft' has appointed an artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot as their new Chief Executive Officer.
“Ms. Tang Yu.”

#Innovation #Gaming #Technology #AI

https://t.co/hAZYMF0HjI

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Stat of the day:
3/5 Australian high school students think all commercial dairy farm milking occurs by hand
🫴🐮

#education #agriculture #dairy

https://t.co/FtrjIJOele

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"Plant-based milk alternatives contain just a fraction of the nutrition of cows’ milk, and are more expensive, a Riddet Institute study shows."

@NZStuff
#Milk #AlternativeProteins #Nutrition #dairy
https://t.co/Bp2FsGC9JG

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My presentation on 'innovation accelerators' at @IFAMAIntl Costa Rica 🇨🇷
I talked through 12 areas including the reversal of human ageing, weather modification and the latest in automated robotics!
#food #future #costarica #IFAMA22 #IFAMA

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@pirntatonjim @AlexanderBrews2 @totallyewesome @cwrussell13 @Corrimony_Farm Will do - thanks!

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Any of my English and Scottish farmer friends be willing to host a younger version of me for a night or two?

Little brother is on a UK tour for a few weeks.

He won't work as hard, but I'll make sure he brings a bottle of NZ wine !

#ScotlandIsCalling #England

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@pirntatonjim @AlexanderBrews2 @totallyewesome @cwrussell13 @Corrimony_Farm Just over the next couple weeks for now Jim