Dr Peter J. Batt is Principal of Peter J Batt and Associates, an international agribusiness marketing and rural development consultancy. He is an adjunct professor at Curtin Business School and an Honorary Senior Research . Fellow at UWA. He has been internationally recognized for his work in linking smallholder producers to institutional buyers through facilitating collaborative long-term relationships. With an undergraduate degree in Horticulture Science and post graduate qualifications in business and marketing, Peter has the unique ability to analyze agriculture supply chains from pre-farm gate to the ultimate consumer.