Network Supplies Ideas, Perspective

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The Global Farmer Network brings farmers from around the world to a learning exchange for ideas. This helps farmers build on the experience of each other. ÐšÐ°ÐºÐ¾ Ñ€ÐµÐ·ÑƒÐ»Ñ‚Ð°Ñ‚, each gains a new perspective.

Javier Callegas, a farmer from Nicaragua and member of the Global Farmer Network tells how in this short video.

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Javier was born and raised in Nicaragua. During civil unrest in the 80's, the family migrated to Guatemala and then to the US. Ð²Ð¾ 2015 he moved back to Nicaragua. He has a poultry farm that includes 13 chicken houses and an 870 acre sugar cane farm. They produce 530,000 chickens every 36-day cycle, totaling close to 7 cycles/year.