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The ninth annual Global Farmer Roundtable hosted by the Truth About Trade & Technology Foundation held October 14-15 proved to be another fantastic event. There was engaging dialogue and experiences shared by the 16 participants from around the world who traveled to Des Moines, áŠ á‹®á‹‹. á‹¶áŠá‰°áˆ. Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, the MSMC Endowed Professor of Agribusiness Strategy and the Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC) at the University of Missouri, moderated this year.

á‹¨ 2014 Global Farmer Roundtable participants and new members of the Global Farmer Network:

Argentina – áŠ á‰¶. áˆ›áˆá‰²áŠ• á“áˆµáˆ›áŠ•
Australia – Ms. Kelly Pearce
Brazil – áŠ á‰¶. áˆ‰á‹Šá‹ áˆ®á‰¤áˆá‰¶ áˆ³áˆá‹³áŠ•áˆƒ áˆ®á‹µáˆªáŒˆáˆµ
áŠ«áŠ“á‹³ – áŠ á‰¶. Steven Larocque
á‰»á‹áŠ“ – Mr. á‹œáŠ•áŒáˆ†áŠ•áŒ áˆŠ
áˆáˆ¨áŠ•áˆ³á‹ – Ms. áˆ³áˆ« áˆ²áŠ•áŒáˆ‹
áŒ‹áŠ“ – Mr. á‰¥áˆ«á‹áŠ• á‰°á‰€á‰ áˆáŠ©
áˆ•áŠ•á‹µ – áŠ á‰¶. áŒƒá‹«á“áˆ áˆ¬á‹² áˆ¶áˆá‰²
áˆ•áŠ•á‹µ – Mr. áŒ‰áˆáŒŒá‰µ áˆ²áŠ•áŒ áˆ›áŠ•
Indonesia – áŠ á‰¶. á‹ŠáˆŠá‹«áˆ áŠ¤áˆ á‰¡áˆŽ
áŠ’á‹á‹šáˆ‹áŠ•á‹µ – Mr. áŠáˆ¬áŒ áˆ›áŠáŠ”á‰¼
áŠ¥áŠ•áŒáˆŠá‹ – Mr. áŠ¢á‹«áŠ• Pigott
United Kingdom – áŠ á‰¶. á‹¨áŒ³á‹áˆŽáˆµ áˆ˜á‰…á‹°áˆµ
á‹¨á‰°á‰£á‰ áˆ©á‰µ áˆ˜áŠ•áŒáˆµá‰³á‰µ, New Mexico – áŠ á‰¶. áŒ¦áˆ² áˆ‰á‹Šáˆµ
á‰ªá‰µáŠ“áˆ – Mr. áˆŠáˆ áŠ©áŠ¦áŠ á‹áˆ
á‹áˆá‰£á‰¡á‹Œ – Ms. áŒáˆ¬áˆµ áˆ™á‹±áŠ©á‰²

It was a busy week full of activity again this year. It included visits to Kemin á‰ á‹´áˆµ áˆžá‹áŠ• á‹áˆµáŒ¥, á‹¨ Couser Cattle Company near Nevada, áŠ“ 2013 World Food Prize Laureate á‹¶áŠá‰°áˆ. Robb Fraley dropped by and did some Q&A with the group during the Roundtable itself.

The Global Farmer Roundtable was held again during the week of The World Food Prize Symposium and that allowed those attending to also take part in the Borlaug Dialogue, Laureate Award Ceremony, and other side events held during the week. áŒ‰áˆáŒŒá‰µ áˆ²áŠ•áŒ áˆ›áŠ• from India and áŒáˆ¬áˆµ áˆ™á‹±áŠ©á‰² from Zimbabwe, were also invited to participated as panelists in a side event during the week, “Drought and Disease Tolerance for Food Security”.

A highlight of the week was the presentation of the 2014 Kleckner Award to Ian Pigott from the United Kingdom during a reception that was co-hosted with CropLife International on October 14. A fourth generation farmer, Pigott farms only about 20 miles from the highly-populated center of London. á‹áˆµáŒ¥ 2006 founded áŠáá‰µ á‹¨áŠ¥áˆáˆ» áŠ¥áˆá‹µ, a day when more that 400 farmers open their operations up to visitors across the country helping them to see, learn and better understand agriculture.

A new effort undertaken after this year’s event on Twitter is Farmers No Borders @World_Farmers where a different member of the Global Farmer Network will host for a few weeks at a time, passing the handle around the world sharing their stories and giving different perspectives. Be sure to follow!

Read commentaries written by members of the Global Farmer Network in the Guest Commentary section of the website. If you need a speaker for a panel or event, check out the Speakers Bureau webpage.

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