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×” 2012 ×”×©×•×œ×—×Ÿ ×”×¢×’×•×œ ×’×œ×•×‘×œ ×¤××¨×ž×¨ ×¡×ž×Ÿ ××ª ×”×ž×¤×’×© ×”×©×‘×™×¢×™ ×©×œ ×ž×” ×’×“×œ ×œ×”×™×•×ª ××™×¨×•×¢ ×©× ×ª×™ ×ž×¨×’×© ×•×“×™× ×ž×™. This year fifteen farmers from thirteen nations met to discuss a number of issues from a variety of viewpoints on October 15 ×• 16 ×‘ Des Moines, ××™×•×•×”. The moderator was Dr. × ×™×§×•×œ×¡ Kalaitzandonakes ×ž××•× ×™×‘×¨×¡×™×˜×ª ×ž×™×–×•×¨×™.

The Global Farmer Roundtable was held again during the week of ×¡×™×ž×¤×•×–×™×•×Ÿ ×¤×¨×¡ ×”×ž×–×•×Ÿ ×”×¢×•×œ×ž×™ (××•×§×˜×•×‘×¨ 17-19) which allowed the farmers attending the Roundtable to also take part in the Borlaug Dialogue, ×˜×§×¡ ×”×¢× ×§×ª ×¤×¨×¡ × ×•×‘×œ, ×•××™×¨×•×¢×™ ×¦×“ ×©× ×™×™× ×©× ×¢×¨×›×• ×‘×ž×”×œ×š ×”×©×‘×•×¢. Several of the farmers were also invited to participate on panels in the Symposium or side events during the week.

Rajesh Kumar from India received the 2012 Kleckner ×ª×¢×¨×•×›×•×ª & ×¤×¨×¡ ×œ×§×™×“×•× ×˜×›× ×•×œ×•×’×™×” ×¢×œ ×™×•× ×©×œ×™×©×™, ××•×§×˜×•×‘×¨ 16 ×‘×“×™× ×¨ ×¤×¨×¡×™× ×¤××¨×ž×¨ ×’×œ×•×‘×œ ×‘×”× ×—×™×™×ª ×”××ž×ª ×¢×œ ×”×¡×—×¨ & ×‘×™× ×œ××•×ž×™ ×˜×›× ×•×œ×•×’×™×ª CropLife.

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“India has a desperate need for agricultural biotechnology. It is for our overall self-development that tools like biotechnology must be available so farmers can produce enough food for our people. We must participate in the Gene Revolution.”

×” Kleckner ×ª×¢×¨×•×›×•×ª & ×¤×¨×¡ ×˜×›× ×•×œ×•×’×™×” ×œ×§×™×“×•× was established in 2007 ×œ×›×‘×•×“ ×“×™×Ÿ Kleckner, ××ž×ª ×¢×œ ×¡×—×¨ & ×˜×›× ×•×œ×•×’×™×” ×™×•"×¨ ××ž×¨×™×˜×•×¡. The award is given annually in conjunction with the TATT Global Farmer Roundtable. ×ž×§×‘×œ×™ ×”×¤×¨×¡ ×”× ×¨×•×–×œ×™ Ellasus, ×¤×™×œ×™×¤×™× ×™ (2007); ×’'×£ Bidstrup, ××•×¡×˜×¨×œ×™×” (2008); ×’'×™× ×ž×§××¨×ª×™, ××™×¨×œ× ×“ (2009), ×’×‘×¨×™××œ×” ×§×¨×•×–, ×¤×•×¨×˜×•×’×œ (2010), ×’×™×œ×‘×¨×˜ ××¨××¤ ×‘×•×¨, ×§× ×™×™×” (2011), ×•×¢×›×©×™×• Rajesh Kumar, ×”×•×“×• (2012).

Photos from the Global Farmer Roundtable can be found at TATT’s Media Center / ××œ×‘×•× ×ª×ž×•× ×•×ª or on TATT’s Facebook page.

×” 2012 event now brings the number of farmers who have attended and become part of the ×¨×©×ª ×’×œ×•×‘×œ×™×ª Farmer to near one-hundred..

Read commentaries written by members of the Global Farmer Network in the ×¤×¨×©× ×•×ª ××•×¨×— section of the webiste. If you need a speaker for a panel or event, check out the ×œ×©×›×ª ×¨×ž×§×•×œ×™× webpage.

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