I haven’t shaken the hand of a stranger, kapena bwenzi pazomwezo, kupitilira chaka chimodzi, ndipo alibe ena ambiri aku Canada.
Izi zingawoneke ngati nsembe yayikulu. Mliri wa COVID-19 watibera ife zambiri. Okondedwa afa. Amalonda atsekedwa. Ana adatsalira kusukulu kwawo.
Kutayika kwa kugwirana chanza mwina kungakhale nkhawa zathu zochepa.
Koma timawafuna abwerere. They’re more than gratuitous social gestures. They’re essential actions that forge relationships and build human connection.
Amaswa madzi oundana. Amawonetsa masewera kumapeto kwa masewera. Amasindikiza malonda omwe amatilola kugula ndi kugulitsa.
Izi ndizowona makamaka kwa alimi. Ngakhale timadalira sayansi yodula kuti ipange ndikuteteza mbewu zomwe timabzala komanso zida zapamwamba kuti tipeze chakudya chomwe timalima, timachita bizinesi yathu yambiri mwachikale. Ndipo izi zikutanthauza kugwirana chanza m'thupi, osagwedeza anthu omwe ali ndi pixel pa mafoni a Zoom.
About 15 miyezi yapitayo, pamene dziko linali kuyamba kuzindikira zovuta za COVID-19, Ndinali pamsonkhano wapafamu ku Vancouver—mwanjira ina, unali moyo monga mwa nthawi zonse pa ulimi. Pamaso pa lockdowns a, I’d speak at events such as this about ten times a year, and I’d attend even more.
Kulumikizana kwamisonkhano ndi misonkhano ndikofunikira pamsika uliwonse, koma zitha kukhala zofunika kwambiri kwa alimi. We don’t congregate in offices. When we’re working in our fields, we’re isolated. Masiku amatha kupita pamene timawona mamembala okha komanso mwina ena ochepa pagulu laling'ono.
I’ve joked that on our farm in rural Saskatchewan, we haven’t had to adopt special pandemic practices because we were social distancing long before anybody had ever heard of COVID-19.
Chifukwa chake alimi ali ndi chifukwa chapadera chogwiritsa ntchito maphwando pomwe anthu amatha kukumanako, phunzirani, ndikusintha. Tiyenera kugwiritsa ntchito mwayi wogwirana chanza.
Nditabwerera kuchokera ku Vancouver, masabata angapo kutsekereza kudayamba, Ndinayenera kupita ku Belgium kukayimira alimi aku Canada pamsonkhano wamalonda waulimi. Cholinga changa chinali kufotokoza momwe ndi chifukwa chake timagwiritsira ntchito zida zoteteza mbewu, kuchepetsa mantha a ogula ndi owongolera aku Europe omwe amanjenjemera akamva mawu “glyphosate.”
Palibe amene amakopeka ndi chakudya komanso momwe amakulira kuposa alimi enieni—ndipo makasitomala athu amafunika kutiwona, funsani mafunso, ndipo mumve zomwe tikunena.
Pamapeto pake, it will be very difficult to change the hearts and minds of skeptics who don’t know much about food production if we can’t look them in the eye and yes, gwiranani chanza.
Chochitika ku Belgium chidathetsedwa, kumene, ndipo chinali chisankho choyenera. Zoposa chaka chimodzi pambuyo pake, Komabe, tikufunika kubwerera pachikhalidwe chake chifukwa tiyenera kuyamba kukonza 15 miyezi yolumikizana yosweka.
Pamaso mliri, Ndimaganiza kuti malonda aku Canada anali okonzeka kukula. Tinali titangokambirana kumene ndi USMCA, mgwirizano wathu wokonzedweratu ndi United States, Mexico, ndi Canada. Ubwenzi wa Trans-Pacific, zomwe zimatigwirizanitsa ndi mayiko ozungulira Pacific Rim, anali kupeza chidwi komanso kupita patsogolo. Boma la Saskatchewan lidatsegula ofesi yamalonda ku Singapore, so we could take advantage of TPP’s opportunities through in-person meetings.
Lero, patatha chaka chopitilira malire otsekedwa, Mkhalidwe wathu umamva mosiyana kwambiri. Pomwe malonda athu amagwirabe ntchito, anthu azolowera kuyang'ana mkati—and I’m worried that we’re going to hear new calls for the protectionism that is the enemy of farmers, bizinesi ndi makasitomala omwe amadalira misika yapadziko lonse lapansi.
Here’s a simple step in the right direction: Let’s start by allowing kuyenda momasuka pakati pa Canada ndi United States. Izi zitha kulola kuwonjezeka kwa kugula pamalire ndi kugulitsa zolowetsa mbewu, makina ndi njere. Kuwonjezeka kwa mpikisano pakati pa ogula ndi ogulitsa kungapindulitse alimi ndi mabizinesi mbali zonse ziwiri za malire.
Anthu aku Canada komanso aku America onse amakonda kudzitama kuti 49th parallel ndi malire osatetezedwa kwambiri padziko lapansi, Kufikika kwa apaulendo mbali zonse ziwiri. Let’s go back to leaving it undefended and accessible. Titha kukumana ku Bridge Wamtendere kummawa ndi Mtendere kumadzulo.
Kuyenda kwaulere pakati pa Canada ndi US. itha kukhala poyambilira kuyenda momasuka padziko lonse lapansi. I can’t wait to visit Belgium and talk about the importance of global trade and global connections—ndi kugwirana chanza kachiwiri.
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Kusankhidwa Kusankhidwa 2021 Global Farmer Network Roundtable and Leadership Training. Tentatively scheduled to be held during summer 2021, the next Roundtable will include a virtual component prior to meeting in person in Brussels, Belgium. The face-to-face event date is dependent on when travel is allowed and people feel safe. Kusankhidwa Pano.
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