Recognized by the GFN as a 2022 ಗà³à²²à³‹à²¬à²²à³ ಫಾರà³à²®à³ ಲೀಡರà³â€Œà²¶à²¿à²ªà³ ಪà³à²°à²¶à²¸à³à²¤à²¿ ಸà³à²µà³€à²•à²°à²¿à²¸à³à²µà²µà²°à²¿à²—ೆ ಕà³à²²à³†à²•à³à²¨à²°à³ ಪà³à²°à²¶à²¸à³à²¤à²¿, GFN member Kees Huizinga grew up in the Netherlands, and has fond memories of visits to his grandparents farm. His interest for farming only continued to grow from there; After attending an agricultural university, he eventually ended up Uman, Ukraine where he farms today.
In this first part of a two-part series of the Kees Huizinga story, he shares more about his background and tells how a Dutch native started farming in Ukraine.