For the original purpose of a sabbatical, Alexander Conrad travelled for five years through Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, and Iran, parts of Asia, and finally North America. During this time, he travelled through more than 50 countries, gaining more knowledge and a larger understanding of the global agricultural economy and its local challenges than in any other possible way. Travelling across North America, Alexander explored 48 of the 50 United States and travelled extensively through three of the Canadian provinces.
Travel as the best way to understand the AG-world
Throughout his “Bike the Ag-World” adventure, Alexander gained a deep understanding of the unique challenges and various agricultural practices of each country he visited. Through countless meetings with farmers, contractors, and dealers Alexander was able to establish an extensive network of significant international contacts and learned to speak the language of farmers from all over the world. Travelling on a motorcycle allowed him to easily get in touch with the locals, learning about their lives and businesses to an extent that would have been impossible in any other way.
Alexander experienced the harvest of the highest yields of corn in the Po-Valley of Italy as well as the San Joaquin Valley of California. Getting in touch with farmers and custom operations in totally different parts of the world granted him a unique understanding and rare perspective.
Today Alexander uses all these insights to be able to speak with every partner in the agriculture world in their language and on their terms, a skill that is very valuable when bringing together partners from all over the world.
Some pictures taken along the road.
