Farming is the next big thing in Kenya. Our most traditional activity suddenly has become our most exciting field of endeavor, following the government’s welco...
The cost of everything is going up, thanks to our snarled supply chains and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and unless public officials focus their minds on these ...
Maria Beatriz "Pilu" Giraudo and Dr. Gilbert arap Bor are farmers and members of the Global Farmer Network. In the lead-up to the United Nations Food Systems Su...
When nations wage trade wars, farmers and consumers always lose---and Zambia is proving it all over again with a new and harmful export ban.
The landlocked Afr...
Political and business leaders along with individuals focused on our global food system gathered in Rome and virtually this week for the Food Systems Summit spo...
At the very moment when Kenya is confirming itself as a GMO success story, our neighbor to the south and fellow East African Community member-state has turned i...
Des Moines, IA (November 10, 2020) --- The Global Farmer Network (GFN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gilbert arap Bor, farmer from Kapseret, Ken...
Gilbert Bor is a small scale farmer in Kenya. In this video he shows us how he checks the weight of his heifers to make sure they're growing properly and he als...
Young farmers are the future of agriculture, offering us an opportunity to move technology in farming forward. Global Farmer Network members Jesus Ricardo Charl...
The food crisis in Kenya worsens every day. Already struggling with climate change, farmers like me also have suffered from flooding and a devastating plague of...
Gilbert arap Bor grows corn (maize), vegetables and dairy cows on a small-scale farm of 25 acres in Kapseret, near Eldoret, Kenya. Dr Bor is also a lecturer of marketing and management at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Eldoret campus. Gilbert received the 2011 GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader award and volunteers as a member of the Global Farmer Network Advisory Council.
