After meeting in Argentina at the Global Farmer Network’s “Mobilizing the GFN in Support of a Resilient Agri-Food System” for a week of connecting, intentional development, and building out action plans, Miembro de GFN Shuichi Tokumoto, Japón, has launched the Red de cultivos biotecnológicos de Japón (JBCN). Tokumoto serves as JBCN’s chairman of the board.
JBCN is directly connected with professional farmers from all over the world, a platform for practical discussions on latest technologies such as biotechnology and inconsistency, land-use farming that should be, proposing truly meaningful policy suggestions with long-term perspectives, and sustainable agriculture. In addition to others, GFN members serve JBCN in advisory roles:
- AD Alvarez, Filipinas
- Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, Canadá
- Gabriel Carballal, Uruguay
- Judith de Vor, PaÃses Bajos
- Kees Huizinga, Ucrania
- Marcus Holtkotter, Alemania
- Pilu Giruado, Argentina
- Paul Temple, Reino Unido
Tokumoto joined the GFN in February 2023, after attending the GFN’s February 6-10, 2023 roundtable and mobilization event held in Argentina. Su Youtube channel, which provides facts from the agricultural field, has more than 10 million views and is still growing as a medium.