Le Lima Lima

I haven’t shaken the hand of a stranger, poÊ»o se uo mo lena mataupu, i le sili atu ma le tausaga, ma e leai foi le tele o isi Kanata.

Atonu e le foliga mai o se osigataulaga tele. O le faʻamaʻi COVID-19 ua tele mea ua tatou gaoia. Ua maliliu e pele. Ua tapunia pisinisi. Ua paʻuʻu tamaiti i tua i a latou aʻoga.

O le leiloa o lululima atonu o le sili atu lea o tatou popolega.

Ae matou te manaÊ»omia le latou toe foÊ»i mai. They’re more than gratuitous social gestures. They’re essential actions that forge relationships and build human connection.

Latou gagau le aisa. Latou faʻaalia taʻaloga i le iʻuga o taʻaloga. Latou te faʻamau faʻailoga e faʻatagaina ai matou e faʻatau ma faʻatau atu.

E moni lenei mea mo le aufaifaatoʻaga. E ui lava matou te faʻamoemoe i le saienisi faʻasaienisi e gaosia ma puipuia fatu tatou te totoina ma meafaigaluega maualuga-tekonolosi e selesele ai meaʻai tatou te totoina, matou te faʻatautaia le tele oa matou pisinisi ile auala tuai. Ma o lona uiga o le lululima i le tino, le talotalo atu i tagata pixelated i luga o le Zoom telefoni.

E tusa o le 15 masina talu ai, ina ua amata ona iloa e le lalolagi le luÊ»i a le COVID-19, Sa ou i ai i le konafesi i Vancouver—i nisi upu, o le olaga e pei ona masani ai mo aÊ»u i le lalolagi o faÊ»atoÊ»aga. I luma o le lokaina, I’d speak at events such as this about ten times a year, and I’d attend even more.

O fesoÊ»otaÊ»iga totino o fonotaga ma fonotaga e taua i soÊ»o se pisinisi, ae atonu e sili atu le taua i le aufaifaatoaga. We don’t congregate in offices. When we’re working in our fields, we’re isolated. E mafai ona alu aso pe a tatou vaÊ»ai naÊ»o tagata o le aiga ma masalo o nai isi i totonu o se tamaÊ»i liÊ»o.

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.

Ma o faifaatoʻaga ei ai se mafuaʻaga faʻapitoa e faʻaaoga lelei ai faʻatasiga e mafai ona potopoto ai tagata, aʻoaʻo, ma faaleleia. E tatau ona tatou puʻeina avanoa mo lulu lima.

Ina ua ou foÊ»i mai Vancouver, i ni nai vaiaso talu ona maeÊ»a loka, Sa tatau ona ou lele i Peleseuma e fai ma sui o le au faifaatoÊ»aga a Kanata i se fonotaga o fefaatauaiga faapisinisi. O laÊ»u mafuaÊ»aga o le faÊ»amatalaina pe faÊ»afefea ma aisea matou te faÊ»aaogaina ai mea-puipuia meafaigaluega, faÊ»afilemuina le fefefe o Europa tagata faÊ»atau ma tagata faÊ»atonutonu oe squirm soÊ»o se taimi latou te faÊ»alogo ai i le upu “glyphosate”

E leai seisi e sili atu lona tauanauina e uiga i meaÊ»ai ma faÊ»afefea ona tupu aÊ»e nai lo le aufaifaÊ»atoÊ»aga moni—ma o tatou tagata faÊ»atau e manaÊ»omia le vaÊ»ai mai ia matou, fai fesili, ma faÊ»alogo mai i a matou e fai atu ai.

Mulimuli ane, 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, lululima o latou lima.

O le mea na tupu i Peleseuma na faaleaogaina, ae a, ma o le saʻo lena filifiliga. Sili atu ma le tausaga mulimuli ane, Peitai, e manaʻomia ona tatou toe foi i le mea masani aua e tatau ona tatou amata amata faaleleia 15 masina o motusia sootaga.

AÊ»o le i pepesi, Na ou manatu o Kanata fefaatauaiga ua sauni e oso. FaÊ»atoa uma lava ona matou soalaupuleina le USMCA, la matou maliega toe faÊ»aleleia ma le Iunaite Setete, Mesiko, ma Kanata. Le FaÊ»apaÊ»aga a le Pasefika, e fesoÊ»otaÊ»i ai i tatou i atunuÊ»u lata ane i le Pasefika, sa amata ona uaÊ»i mai ma malosi. Na tatalaina foi e le malo o Saskatchewan se ofisa o fefaatauaiga i Sigapoa, so we could take advantage of TPP’s opportunities through in-person meetings.

Le asō, ina ua mavae le sili atu ma le tausaga o tapunia tuaoi, o lo matou tulaga lagona e matua ese lava. A o tumau pea le aoga o a tatou fefaatauaiga, ua masani tagata e tilotilo i totonu—and I’m worried that we’re going to hear new calls for the protectionism that is the enemy of farmers, pisinisi ma tagata faÊ»atau e faÊ»amoemoe i maketi o le lalolagi.

Here’s a simple step in the right direction: Let’s start by allowing gaioi fua i le va o Kanata ma le Iunaite Setete. O lenei mea o le a faÊ»atagaina ai se faÊ»aopoopoga o le kolosi tuaoi faÊ»atau ma le faÊ»atauina atu o mea totoina, masini ma saito. O le faÊ»ateleina o le tauvaga i tagata faÊ»atau ma tagata faÊ»atau atu o le a manuia ai le aufaifaatoÊ»aga ma pisinisi i itu uma o le tuaoi.

O tagata Kanata ma Amerika e fiafia uma e mimita o le 49th tutusa o le tuaoi pito sili lea ona le puipuia i le lalolagi, avanoa i tagata faimalaga i itu uma e lua. Let’s go back to leaving it undefended and accessible. E mafai ona tatou feiloaÊ»i i le Alalaupapa o le Filemu i sasaÊ»e ma le Peace Arch i sisifo.

Galue fua i le va o Kanata ma Amerika. mafai ona avea ma muamua i saolotoga gaioiga i le lalolagi atoa. I can’t wait to visit Belgium and talk about the importance of global trade and global connections—ma toe faatalofa.

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Seleseleni Pasila-Soya Seleseleni Pasila-Soya 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. o le isi Roundtable o le a aofia ai se vaega faʻapitoa aʻo leʻi feiloai i le tagata lava ia iinei.

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