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, áƒáƒ˜áƒáƒ•áƒáƒ¡. Dr. 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.
ის 2014 Global Farmer Roundtable participants and new members of the Global Farmer Network:
- Argentina – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. მáƒáƒ ტინ პáƒáƒ¡áƒ›áƒáƒœáƒ˜
- Australia – Ms. Kelly Pearce
- Brazil – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. ლუიზ რáƒáƒ‘ერტრსáƒáƒšáƒ“áƒáƒœáƒ˜áƒ რáƒáƒ“რიგესი
- კáƒáƒœáƒáƒ“რ– ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. Steven Larocque
- ჩინეთი – Mr. Zhenghong Li
- France – Ms. სáƒáƒ რსინგლáƒ
- გáƒáƒœáƒáƒ¡ – Mr. Adotei Brown
- ინდáƒáƒ”თი – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. Jayapal Reddy Solleti
- ინდáƒáƒ”თი – Mr. Gurjeet Singh Mann
- Indonesia – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. William El Bulo
- á²áƒ®áƒáƒšáƒ˜ ზელáƒáƒœáƒ“ირ– Mr. კრეიჯ მáƒáƒ™áƒ”ნზი
- გაერთიანებული სამეფო – Mr. Ian Pigott
- United Kingdom – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. პავლეს ტაძარი
- შეერთებული შტáƒáƒ¢áƒ”ბი, New Mexico – ბáƒáƒ¢áƒáƒœáƒ˜. ცáƒáƒ¡áƒ˜ ლუისი
- Vietnam – Mr. Liem Quoc Pham
- ზიმბáƒáƒ‘ვე – Ms. მáƒáƒ“ლი მცირე
It was a busy week full of activity again this year. It included visits to Kemin in Des Moines, the Couser Cattle Company near Nevada, დრ2013 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Robb Fraley dropped by and did some Q&A with the group during the Roundtable itself.
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