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Friday 29 May 2026

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KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Energy, infrastructure and resilience climb up ranks 28th May 2026 /

KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Energy, infrastructure and resilience climb up ranks

Geopolitical volatility, extreme weather events and shifting consumer expectations set the scene for a shuffling of agribusiness leader’s priorities, according to KPMG.


KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Biotech “surprise” marks pivotal turning point 12th June 2024

KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Biotech “surprise” marks pivotal turning point

KPMG’s Ian Proudfoot highlights the progress in accelerating the conversation on gene editing, which only entered the top ten priority for the first time last year.


KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Climate change changes priorities for anxious sector 14th June 2023 /

KPMG Agribusiness Agenda: Climate change changes priorities for anxious sector

The weather events of the summer cast a pall over discussions with food and fibre leaders feeding into KPMG’s annual deep dive.


Food & fibre to be campaign battleground – KPMG’s Ian Proudfoot 30th November 2022 /

Food & fibre to be campaign battleground – KPMG’s Ian Proudfoot

“Food and fibre business will have to adapt quickly to the likely changes any sustained recession will bring,” says KPMG’s global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot.


Count down on for KPMG’s Food & Fibre Insights course 20th July 2022 /

Count down on for KPMG’s Food & Fibre Insights course

The clock is ticking to register for KPMG and the University of Waikato second Food & Fibre Insights course.


Agri an industry muddled by priority issues – KPMG’s Proudfoot 16th June 2022 /

Agri an industry muddled by priority issues – KPMG’s Proudfoot

A juxtaposition of circumstance and an industry that is muddled are the conclusions drawn by KPMG from the many sector leader conversations held in preparing its 2022 KPMG Agribusiness Agenda.


Hands up for round 2 of KPMG’s Food & Fibre Insights course 23rd May 2022 /

Hands up for round 2 of KPMG’s Food & Fibre Insights course

KPMG and the University of Waikato are calling for registrations for the second cohort of their Food & Fibre Insights course.


KPMG backs new food and fibre insights course 23rd February 2022 /

KPMG backs new food and fibre insights course

KPMG and the University of Waikato are partnering to deliver a new six-week course designed for rural professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in New Zealand’s food and fibre sector.


COP26 pledge “massive structural risk for NZ food and fibre” – KPMG’s Proudfoot 12th November 2021 /

COP26 pledge “massive structural risk for NZ food and fibre” – KPMG’s Proudfoot

New Zealand’s signing of the US/EU Global Methane Pledge at COP26 could become a “massive structural risk to our food and fibre sector,” says KPMG’s Ian Proudfoot.


A view of food futures – three megatrends mean disruption for NZ food sector 17th June 2021 /

A view of food futures – three megatrends mean disruption for NZ food sector

A not-too-distant future where food manufacturers sell products straight to doctors or producers are paid based on nutrition has been mooted in new research that peers into the future of the sector to 2040.


Fatigue, FOMO wrack food and fibre – KPMG 16th June 2021 /

Fatigue, FOMO wrack food and fibre – KPMG

Export disruptions, labour shortages and regulatory pressures are hurting morale in the sector.