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Global Farmer Network

The Global Farmer Network are farmers committed to inserting their voice and perspective in the global dialogue regarding food and nutritional security.

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$100 Ideas
Trade Demands Our Best and Makes Us Better
Trade makes us better producers because we seize more opportunities. It makes us better consumers because we enjoy more choices. It makes us better competitors because it leads to more innovation.
November 17, 2020 07:32 PM
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A New Generation in Vietnam Looks to the Future and Supports TPP
Half a century ago, my country was at war with America. Today, however, the Vietnamese see the United States not as an enemy but as a friend—and more important, as a leader on the global stage.
November 17, 2020 07:28 PM
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Farmers in Nigeria Can be Successful with the Right Tools
There are no simple solutions for the issues facing African farmers. Fortunately, we’re not at a loss about where to start - we need better markets, improved infrastructure, and more access to advanced technology.
November 17, 2020 07:22 PM
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New Year – New Name: Meet the Global Farmer Network
It’s a new year with a new name but still the same people devoted to the same mission.
November 17, 2020 07:21 PM
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Chipotle Needs to Start Telling the Complete Truth
Instead of bankrolling guerilla-marketing propaganda against conventional farmers, and then trying to blame its problems on the CDC and journalists, Chipotle should have devoted more of its resources to improving its own lax health standards.
November 17, 2020 07:20 PM
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Bees Are An Essential Resource: More Research Needed Not More Restrictions
New research is needed for a policy that would benefit bees the most right now.
November 17, 2020 07:17 PM
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Policy
A Farmers Journey to Always Be Better
If our farming ancestors could see what we’ve done with data, the dramatic changes would astonish them.
November 16, 2020 11:13 PM
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Policy
Zimbabwe’s Rejection of GMO Food Aid is a Humanitarian Outrage
My country’s government would rather see people starve than let them eat genetically modified food.
November 16, 2020 11:12 PM
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Policy
There are Economic Consequences to GMO Labeling
The worst thing we can do for people who struggle to feed their families is to make food more expensive.
November 16, 2020 11:12 PM
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Policy
I’m Over Chipotle: Supporting GMOs IS The Socially Responsible Position
Fast-food chain Chipotle’s own website reveals that its “G-M-Over It” marketing slogan - a smear campaign against conventional food and the farmers who grow it - is nonsense.
November 16, 2020 11:10 PM
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