#Elders

Mark Allison is the Managing Director and CEO of Elders, with a career in agribusiness spanning 43-years. Here Mark observes the ‘Five P’s’ for successful innovation and why we need more than just passion to bring agriculture closer to its productivity and sustainability goals.

In a significant display of support for Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech event, AgriFutures evoke^AG., Elders has announced it will remain as the event’s platinum partner for a further three years, through to 2026.

The application of agtech is often positioned to improve operational efficiency, profitability and sustainability. But could this narrow definition be limiting the adoption of agtech on farm and in the supply chain?

With a track record for running and re-engineering complex businesses, Mark Allison, Managing Director and CEO of Elders, is widely recognised as one of the thought leaders of Australian agribusiness.

Elders Kangaroo Island stock agent, Stuart Were has teamed up with Charlie Schmidt, head distiller at Kangaroo Island Spirits, to feed his Speckle Park cattle malted barley waste from the distillery and it’s a win-win situation – for the environment and the herd.

What do you get when you mix a distillery with Speckle Park cattle and an Elders stock agent from Kangaroo Island in South Australia? Surprisingly, the answer is a big win for the environment and agriculture.

Australian agribusiness icon, Elders, has renewed its commitment to Australian agrifood innovation, returning as the official Platinum Partner of AgriFutures evoke^AG. 2023 event on 21-22 February 2023 in Adelaide, South Australia. evoke^AG. is the Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech event aiming to bring together farmers, innovators, researchers, universities, corporates, government and investors to drive impact for farmers and the supply chain.

In this episode we caught up with Mark Allison, the CEO of one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, Elders. Mark spoke at evoke^AG. in Melbourne, back in 2020 – a time before Australia and the world were plunged into lockdown due to COVID-19. At the time, Australia had suffered one of its worst droughts on record and bushfires had ravaged large parts of the community.

Mark Allison was appointed Elders CEO and Managing Director in May 2014, after serving as Executive Chairman and Chairman of Elders Limited. He has extensive experience spanning 35 years in the agribusiness sector.