Agriculture
Meet the Team
Biography
Tristin holds a Master's in Plant Science and a Master's in International Development from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is also a graduate of the University of Guelph’s Agriculture program in Ontario.
His industry experience includes farm and crop management, agricultural advocacy, agribusiness development and consulting in the Canadian vegetable industry. He also has experience researching farming systems in Africa. This included critically evaluating sustainable agriculture development programs and documenting a new, unintended driver of hunger and inequality in Malawi.
Tristin’s interests are in sustainable food production, food security and agricultural development.
He hopes to inspire students to develop successful careers and businesses in agriculture.
"I went into the Agriculture Technology Diploma not knowing where I wanted to end up in the agriculture industry. UFV's courses on production animal nutrition and health sparked an interest in the feed industry for me."
- – Karen Scott
- UFV Agriculture Technology Diploma (Livestock option) graduate