2022 Food Waste Solutions Summit
May 10-12, 2022 | Minneapolis, MN
Kai Robertson
Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor
KOR Consulting
Bio:
Kai Robertson is an independent Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor who actively researches, writes, and provides advice about sustainability issues that affect the food industry. She is a globally-recognized expert on addressing food loss and waste in particular. Over the last 10 years, she has played a leading role on a wide range of projects including the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard; developing practical guidance to help companies, farmers, and other measure FLW; and reviewing the role of different solutions and public policies. Kai has a strong understanding of the many issues that affect the food industry having worked for three decades with companies up and down the food, beverage, and agriculture supply chain. She lives in the D.C. area and credits her parents for having modeled a “waste not, want not” mindset.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
11:00am - 12:00pm
[Breakout Session I] More Yield from the Field: Solutions to Address On-Farm Loss
Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to farm. In the United States, more than 17 million tons of food are lost on farms each year due to a range of factors, many of which are out of the control of farmers themselves. So what are the realities that our farmers are facing? What are the challenges and risks? And more important, what are the opportunities to reduce on-farm loss and get more food into the supply chain? Join this session to find out.