Deep Dive Young Professionals - Food production 4.0 – the human factor: Challenges and career management along the Food Value Chain

The global acting food industry and its affiliated input- and technology sectors are part of one of the most complex supply chains, the so-called Food Value Chain. Along this Food Value Chain an impressive number of employment opportunities is existing, offering a wide range of different job profiles and carrier possibilities in national and international companies, global player as well as SMEs. Modern technologies, ongoing digitalization and the claim of an uncountable number of companies to be (world-)market leader in their domain is enlarging the attractiveness as an employer and must be shown to young professionals and those already working in other sectors. Due to the fact, that nowadays the permeability within the Food Value Chain enables employees to design their carrier from Farm to Fork, from seeds to fast food, the agribusiness and food industry are offering an unlimited range of different employments and a diversity in the personal development of candidates.