“It’s not easy, you know, when I think about what we and other companies have done and how farmers are trying to keep the appropriate safe distances, trying to maintain the safety of employees, while also keeping food flowing into grocery stores — it’s been a real challenge,” Purcell tells The Edge Singapore.
Even after more than three decades in the agriculture industry, Dr John Purcell still speaks about the sector with excitement.
Phoning in from the US — on the day of his 37th wedding anniversary — Purcell gushes about the “remarkable” work of farmers worldwide for keeping produce flowing despite Covid-19.
