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2014 全球农民圆桌会议

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十二月 27, 2014 · 2 分钟
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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, 爱荷华州. 博士. 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.

该 2014 Global Farmer Roundtable participants and new members of the Global Farmer Network:

  • Argentina – 先生. 马丁·帕斯曼
  • Australia – 多发性硬化症. Kelly Pearce
  • Brazil – 先生. 路易斯·罗伯托·罗德里格斯萨尔达尼亚
  • 加拿大 – 先生. Steven Larocque
  • 中国 – Mr. Zhenghong Li
  • 法国 – 多发性硬化症. 莎拉·辛格（Sarah Singla）
  • 加纳 – Mr. 我收养了布朗
  • 印度 – 先生. Jayapal雷迪Solleti
  • 印度 – Mr. 古吉特·辛格·曼
  • Indonesia – 先生. 威廉·布洛
  • 新西兰 – Mr. Craige麦肯齐
  • 英国 – Mr. 伊恩·皮戈特
  • United Kingdom – 先生. 保罗·邓普
  • 美国, New Mexico – 先生. 乔西·刘易斯
  • 越南 – Mr. 廉国藩
  • 津巴布韦 – 多发性硬化症. 幼虫格雷斯

It was a busy week full of activity again this year. It included visits to Kemin 在得梅因, 该 Couser Cattle Company near Nevada, 和 2013 世界粮食奖 Laureate 博士. Robb Fraley dropped by and did some Q&A with the group during the Roundtable itself.

The Global Farmer Roundtable was held again during the week of The 世界粮食奖 Symposium and that allowed those attending to also take part in the Borlaug Dialogue, Laureate Award Ceremony, and other side events held during the week. 古吉特·辛格·曼 from India and 幼虫格雷斯 from Zimbabwe, were also invited to participated as panelists in a side event during the week, “Drought and Disease Tolerance for Food Security”.
A highlight of the week was the presentation of the 2014 Kleckner Award to Ian Pigott from the United Kingdom during a reception that was co-hosted with CropLife International on October 14. A fourth generation farmer, Pigott farms only about 20 miles from the highly-populated center of London. 在 2006 founded 开放式农场星期日, a day when more that 400 farmers open their operations up to visitors across the country helping them to see, learn and better understand agriculture.
A new effort undertaken after this year’s event on Twitter is Farmers No Borders @World_Farmers where a different member of the Global Farmer Network will host for a few weeks at a time, passing the handle around the world sharing their stories and giving different perspectives. Be sure to follow!

Read commentaries written by members of the Global Farmer Network in the Guest Commentary section of the website. If you need a speaker for a panel or event, check out the Speakers Bureau 网页.

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玛丽·布特（Mary Boote）担任全球农民网络首席执行官. 在爱荷华州西北部的一家奶牛场饲养, 猪肉, 玉米, 和大豆家庭农场, 她有幸担任爱荷华州州长Terry E的农业顾问. 来自的布兰斯塔德 1997-1999.

通过全球农民网络, 玛丽与世界各地的农民合作，开发和提供交流平台，使农民的观点和声音成为全球农业食品系统对话不可或缺的一部分. 使命: 扩大农民促进贸易的声音, 技术, 可持续农业, 经济增长, 和粮食安全.

被评为世界观之一 100: 全球行业顶级 100 《科学美国人世界观》的生物技术远见者和领导者 2015, 玛丽有机会出国旅行, 担任农业领导职务，重点是针对新独立国家的私有化农业者的战略规划和个人代表指导等问题，以了解有关小农玉米项目的更多信息，以遵守世界贸易组织的贸易谈判程序.

玛丽参加了西北大学, 奥兰治城, 爱荷华州，并有幸参加了 2009 哈佛农业商业研讨会.

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