Podcast - Nicola Steel, JJP Talent Solutions interviews David Davies, Founder, AgUnity
12 May 2021
Highlights
- Nicola Steel, Founder of JJP Talent Solutions (and ACS Queensland’s Preferred Recruitment Partner), interviews David Davies, Founder of AgUnity. AgUnity’s global technology platform empowers thousands of organisations working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals to connect with ‘the last mile’ farmers and communities.
Podcast - Nicola Steel, JJP Talent Solutions interviews David Davies, Founder, AgUnity
David Davies is the Founder of AgUnity and has a fascinating story and career trajectory in tech.
David grew up in Outback Australia and his interest in tech took him to Hong Kong, the UK, time in West Africa and 12 years working in investment banks in Japan and Singapore.
During his adventures on a UNESCO project in Africa, he came to understand the challenges of smallholder farmers (as well as being shot at, working on fields with land mines and been circled by hyenas).
David explains how AgUnity happened by accident when he competed in a hackathon to win the prize of Singularity University & was introduced to the Gates Foundation. AgUnitys’ global technology platform empowers thousands of organizations working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals to connect with ‘the last mile’ farmers and communities. This customised smartphone and OS solution serves as a technological ecosystem - providing the people living and working with remote food supply chains with practical, accessible tools to connect, establish effective lines of communication and ensure an ethical, accountable means of trade.