2014 Global Farmer zasetafuleni

Disemba 27, 2014 · 2 imizuzu

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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, Iowa. UDkt. Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, I-MSMC Inikeze uProfessor we-Agribusiness Strategy kanye noMqondisi We-Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC) eYunivesithi yaseMissouri, moderated this year.

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

Argentina – Mnu. UMartin Pasman
Australia – Nks. Kelly Pearce
Brazil – Mnu. ULuiz Roberto Saldanha Rodrigues
ECanada – Mnu. Steven Larocque
China – Mr. Zhenghong Li
EFrance – Nks. USara Singla
Ghana – Mr. Ngithathe ansundu
India – Mnu. Jayapal Reddy Soleti
India – Mr. UGurjeet Singh Mann
Indonesia – Mnu. UWilliam El Bullo
E-New Zealand – Mr. Craige Mackenzie
i-United Kingdom – Mr. U-Ian Pigott
United Kingdom – Mnu. Paul Temple
iziwe Ezihlangene, New Mexico – Mnu. UTsosie Lewis
Vietnam – Mr. Liem Quoc Pham
IZimbabwe - Nks. Umusa Omncane

It was a busy week full of activity again this year. It included visits to Kemin eDes Moines, le Couser Cattle Company near Nevada, futhi 2013 Umklomelo Wokudla Womhlaba Laureate UDkt. 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 Umklomelo Wokudla Womhlaba Symposium and that allowed those attending to also take part in the Borlaug Dialogue, Umkhosi Wokukhangisa Nge-Laureate, neminye imicimbi eseceleni ebanjwe phakathi nesonto. UGurjeet Singh Mann from India and Umusa Omncane 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. Ngo 2006 founded Vula i-Farm ngeSonto, 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 Ukuphawula kwezivakashi section of the website. If you need a speaker for a panel or event, check out the Isikhulumi Bureau webpage.

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Izikebhe zikaMariya

UMary Boote usebenza njengoMphathi Omkhulu weGlobal Farmer Network. Ikhuliswe obisini lwaseNorthwest Iowa, inyama yengulube, ukolweni, kanye nepulazi lomndeni kabhontshisi wesoya, waba nelungelo lokusebenza njengomeluleki wezolimo kuMbusi wase-Iowa uTerry E. Branstad kusuka 1997-1999.

Nge-Global Farmer Network, UMary usebenza nabalimi emhlabeni wonke ukuthuthukisa nokuletha izinkundla zokuxhumana ezibandakanya umbono wabalimi kanye nezwi njengengxenye ebalulekile yengxoxo emayelana nohlelo lokudla kwezolimo emhlabeni wonke.. Umsebenzi: Ukukhulisa izwi labalimi ekukhuthazeni uhwebo, ubuchwepheshe, ukulima okusimeme, kukhula kwemnotfo lokusheshisako, kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla.

Iqanjwe njengomunye weWorldview 100: Inani eliphakeme kakhulu lama-Global Industry 100 Ababonisi kanye Nabaholi ku-Biotechnology ngu-Scientific American Worldview ku 2015, UMary uthole ithuba lokuhambela amazwe ngamazwe, ukusebenza emisebenzini yobuholi bezolimo obugxile ezindabeni ezihlukahlukene njengomyalelo wokuhlelwa kwamasu kanye nokumelwa komuntu siqu kwabalimi abazimele emazweni asanda kuzimela ukuze bafunde kabanzi ngamaphrojekthi ommbila wamapulazi amancane ukuze babheke inqubo yezingxoxo zokuhwebelana kwi-World Trade Organization..

UMary wafunda eNorthwestern College, Orange City, Iowa futhi waba nelungelo lokubamba iqhaza 2009 Isemina ye-Harvard AgriBusiness.