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FROM BYTES TO BITES Inside Cargill’s Tech Quest to Feed the World
By: Jason Schumann A s one of the world’s largest agriculture and food companies, Minnesota-based Cargill is on a mission to innovate the industry on a historical scale. By 2025, there will be 8.1 billion people on the planet needing access to safe, quality food that fuels daily life in more sustainable and transparent ways. Advancements in applying technology to meet these demands are core to delivering on Cargill’s global mission and driving business transformation for this 155-year-old company and its 155,000 employees to serve customers on every corner of the planet. Leading the technology charge is Cargill’s Chief Information Officer, Justin Kershaw. In 2015, he started to oversee all aspects of information technology across the company’s $115 billion global portfolios of agriculture, food manufacturing, trading, and financial business. Cargill’s technology team includes over 2,000 information technology professionals, technology strategists, and an extended network of external partners, data pros, and up- and-coming entrepreneurial talent working to solve some of the world’s agriculture and food challenges. AGRICULTURE MEETS INNOVATION Cargill’s team is implementing a series of tech programs addressing the operational needs Cargill and its customers face today, while projecting what applications are needed in the future as food demand increases and climate challenges continue to grow.
Cargill’s CIO, Justin Kershaw
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