Global Agriculture Internship

Position Title:Global Agriculture Internship

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 42638

Project Overview

We are looking for a Global Agriculture Intern to join our EMENA (Europe, Middle East & North Africa) Agriculture team, based in our office in the Netherlands (Amsterdam or Lewedorp), to support our Regenerative Agriculture & Decarbonization initiatives.

McCain is actively committed to advancing regenerative agriculture across its value chain, with local programs established across Europe since 2021. Building on this foundation, McCain has launched a large-scale decarbonization strategy, currently being deployed in France, the Netherlands, and Poland.

This internship offers a unique opportunity for a student with an agricultural or agronomy background to combine technical crop knowledge with data analysis. You will work closely with our Agriculture teams to analyse grower practices, support the deployment of digital tools, and contribute to the implementation of regenerative farming practices across our potato supply chain.

Your Mission

Support the decarbonization of McCain's European potato supply chain by analysing agronomic data from potato growers, identifying opportunities to improve regenerative farming practices, and supporting local Agriculture teams with technical insights and digital tools.

A key part of this role is understanding how potatoes are cultivated and interpreting technical data related to crop management, including fertilization, crop protection, tillage, irrigation, and other field practices.

What You'll Do

• Agronomic Data Collection, Analysis & Reporting (Key Responsibility)
• Collect, structure and validate grower practice data, including fertilization (mineral and organic), crop protection products, tillage, irrigation, cover crops and crop rotations.
• Ensure data quality by standardising formats, cleaning datasets, checking consistency and completeness, and maintaining a data dictionary.
• Analyse technical farming practices and calculate key sustainability indicators, including greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen use efficiency, Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ), and adoption of regenerative agriculture practices.
• Interpret agronomic data and help identify opportunities to improve environmental performance while maintaining productive potato crops.
• Digital Tools & Dashboards
• Support the deployment of our grower-facing digital platform in France and Poland, including local configuration, terminology and user onboarding.
• Maintain and improve Power BI dashboards used to monitor carbon footprint and regenerative agriculture KPIs.
• Conduct user testing with growers and internal Agriculture teams, gather feedback and support continuous improvements.
• Supporting Regenerative Agriculture & Decarbonization
• Analyse the impact of agricultural practices such as optimized nitrogen management, cover cropping and reduced tillage on carbon emissions and farm performance.
• Develop practical communication materials, including technical guides, infographics and grower success stories.
• Support knowledge sharing and best-practice exchange with Agriculture teams and potato growers across Europe.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for a student who is passionate about agriculture and sustainability and is eager to apply both technical and analytical skills.

Your profile

• Currently studying Agronomy, Crop Science, Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field focused on agriculture;
• Affiliation with agronomic concepts such as fertilization, crop protection, irrigation etc;
• Strong analytical skills and interest in working with agricultural datasets;
• Must be able to travel to the Amsterdam Schiphol Office at least 4 times a week;

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