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, GFN member Shuichi Tokumoto, Ô±ÕºÕ¸Õ¶Õ«Õ¡, has launched the Japan Biotech Crop Network (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:
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- Judith de Vor, Õ†Õ«Õ¤Õ¥Õ¼Õ¬Õ¡Õ¶Õ¤Õ¶Õ¥Ö€
- Kees Huizinga, ÕˆÖ‚Õ¯Ö€Õ¡Õ«Õ¶Õ¡
- Marcus Holtkotter, Ô³Õ¥Ö€Õ´Õ¡Õ¶Õ«Õ¡
- Pilu Giruado, Ô±Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¶Õ¿Õ«Õ¶Õ¡
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Tokumoto joined the GFN in February 2023, after attending the GFN’s February 6-10, 2023 roundtable and mobilization event held in Argentina. His YouTube channel, which provides facts from the agricultural field, has more than 10 million views and is still growing as a medium.