13. Dr. Christopher Daugherty - Chief Farming Officer
• Strengthen and expand upon relationships with current suppliers
• Source and supply first-to-market innovations in plant nutrition
• Assist vendors to continually improve their post-harvest processing techniques to improve
yields and quality
• Strengthen loyalty of vendors through relationship management, technology transfer, and
long term contracts
• Source new products based
• Perform onsite quality inspections of vendor farms as needed
• Develop the highest standards of performance (processing and procurement) for the
supplier’s base of operations
• Set standards for managing third-party relationships & vendors for highest returns while
furthering the development of Social Enterprise Programs at source
• Establish a Equitable Trade Office for creating a standard which is a step beyond Fair Trade