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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Farmers are innovators who adapt to their settings and circumstances. We’ll change the world for the better if we can enjoy access to the best ideas and technology.
Farmers can share what we know in countless ways, from conversations with neighbors to forums at trade shows. I wanted to do my part in a powerful medium of communication that I don’t think farmers have ever used before.
I believe in the power of flowers, and that means I also believe in the power of trade, sustainability, and technology as fundamental bases of the agro-industry.
One of the challenges we as farmers have to deal with in this day and age is the bulk of misinformation that comes out in the information super hi-way: the internet. Along with these are groups and strong advocates on the opposing side of agriculture innovations.
If farmers lose their freedom of expression—on X, via Starlink, or in any other way—then they may also lose their freedom to flourish as farmers.
Sometimes our commitment to sustainability even allows us to make something from nothing.
In any business—and farming is a business—diversification involves the development of new products and expansion into new markets for the purpose of creating sources of revenue and reducing risk.
It’s like our little farm is its own ecosystem, and every plant has a purpose.
We hope that President-elect Sheinbaum will realize how much agriculture matters, the value created and how helping farmers thrive can help Mexico be better too.
We may not be interested in politics all the time, but politics is interested in us—and we must continue to join political conversations, even if they’re uncomfortable and we’re reluctant.