My story

Prior to joining DSM, one of my best memorable moments was to get the prestigious Porter prize (i.e. Mr Michael Porter, Harvard professor) for CSV (Creating Shared Value) award. This was awarded to recognize the sustainability project - 'Turning wastable by-product into a new sustainable solution', which I had led the project team.

Have you ever heard of the phrase, “I have water, but no fish”? Does this remind you  of how natural resources are important to us? Since, natural water is the most precious resource of aquaculture, we all need to protect this treasure.

As a child, my most valuable lesson does not come from the education that I gained in school. While a mistake is our greatest teacher, breaking the cycle is our greatest action.

As an Australian that has grown up in “the land of plenty” with wide-open spaces, and exporting food to the world, the idea of people going hungry or countries running out of arable land was far from my imagination.

In 2008 I spent about one year working on a strategic partnership project for a 2nd generation biofuel in China. An LCA expert from McKinsey came to show their calculations on the environmental footprint of the biofuel from various raw materials, corn, tapioca, corn stalks, and etc. That was the first time I came across sustainability and environmental impacts in such a tangible way.  

Agriculture is one of the most important economic sectors in Vietnam. Vietnam’s strength in agriculture output is built upon a large rural base where farm and agri-business labor accounts for 70% of the workforce.

Graduated in polymer science with an engineering background, I can still recall my strong anxiety when I decided to be a field sales manager in the AgroSciences business as my first job 12 years ago, knowing nothing about the plants, limited sales skills and in home office, away from colleagues. But one thing was clearly strong in my heart, which was the strong passion for AgroSciences.

As a little boy from a small integrated family farm in the largest delta of the world where we grew rice, jute and potato and reared cattle, goats and fished, my destiny was determined to be an agriculturist.

Born and raised in an ag family, my connection with animals (Buffalo, Chicken & Pets) begin since my childhood. Those were the days when we used to take our buffalos for grazing, before and after school, as having fun playing cricket on the field.

Sustainability was the first impression I had of DSM. My story with DSM can be traced back to three years ago. When waiting at the reception area for an job interview, I randomly picked a booklet from the bookshelf.

As a young boy living in a major city, when it came to food things were simple: just go to the supermarket (or a fast food outlet, like most young kids did), and enjoy a wide selection of delicious ‘tucker’ as Aussies would say...

The WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE new positioning is very personal for me. It is all about food security and sustainability. I grew up in a very modest area of Mexico City and even as we always have a nutritious meal in front of us, that was not the same for my friends in the neighborhood...

Sustainability is our core purpose… So, what does it mean to me? I reflected on 2 people’s perspective… one what my ANH President, Ivo, says and secondly on what is important to my 7-year old daughter...

As a young girl on my parent’s farm, it was one of my responsibilities to monitor the cows of our beef herd. In the morning, I would start by saddling my horse and riding the fence to ensure all was in order and none were out. Quick check of the water, hay and the animals to be sure everyone was OK...

Since I was a boy my dream and passion have been to work with animal farming. In order to be in touch with nature and also for having the possibility of using science in the field, I decided to pursue the veterinarian career..

When I was a kid my father had a small pig and dairy farm and sold animal feed for Hendrix Voeders, now For Farmers, now one of the largest feed manufacture in Europe.

What if we could collect methane emissions by dressing cows with an astronaut helmet? Or by breeding them in hermetic barns? How much could we get for 1 ton of methane captured...

Prior to joining DSM more than 20 years ago I studied & worked as a meat scientist for close to a decade. I had the privilege to travel widely and consulted with many producers, processors, retailers and consumers...

African Swine Fever(ASF), a century old animal disease originated from Africa in 1921, now affects more than 40% of the global swine herd. It took only one year for the virus to spread across China and to reduce in half our swine inventory...

My grandfather was a farmer proud of his herd and respected by his neighbors. It looks like these times are gone but we can help today’s animal producers to be proud again of their efforts to feed the world...

Growing up on an animal farm in Australia, I always wondered why agriculture did not have more respect in society. Everyone needs to eat daily and this continuous supply of food has to be produced by farmers...

The WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE Campaign is really a milestone toward addressing the real challenges which the world has started facing. I grew up in a city of India where the cow is considered a sacred animal...

Growing up in North Carolina, one of the most prominent swine regions of the US, pigs were a way of life. My family never owned livestock, but my father was a swine veterinarian and our entire livelihood depended on the local swine industry...