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“From Farm to Table.” In recent years, different Latin American governments have used this and other similar slogans to promote the consumption of food produced by family farmers in their countries. Food from family farming has several advantages. It’s healthier and more nutritious and benefits the economy of local family farmers, who are responsible for one-third of global food production. |
CIMMYT November 22 2022By Joaquín Lozano, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, CGIAR
Figure: Joaquin Lozano’s visit to Ecuado
This text reflects some of the thoughts that CGIAR’s Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Director Joaquín Lozano shared with the participants in the XVIII Entrepreneur International Forum that took place in Loja, Ecuador, from 9 to 10 November. The Forum, organized by the Loja National University, the Azuay University, and the Andina Simón Bolívar University, focused on Entrepreneurship and Rural Productive Development.
“From Farm to Table.” In recent years, different Latin American governments have used this and other similar slogans to promote the consumption of food produced by family farmers in their countries.
Food from family farming has several advantages. It’s healthier and more nutritious and benefits the economy of local family farmers, who are responsible for one-third of global food production.
The role of these farmers is essential in a world where the demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, in comparison with 2010, due to the population increase.
Indeed, there is no need to travel into the future; the current context of the world food crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine shows us the importance of guaranteeing the supply and accessibility of food. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) asserted in July 2022 that, in the 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries in which it works, there were 9.7 million people in urgent need of food aid. It also noted that, in these same countries, food cost inflation ranged between 11% and 26%.
To these temporary factors, we must add a structural one: climate change is leading to the rapid loss of arable land. Today more than ever it is crystal clear that we must change our food systems, including the way we produce, distribute and consume food.
In this sense, the slogan “from farm to table” should be complemented with a new one: “from laboratory to farm.”
The stability, well-being, and the survival of our societies depends on our success in achieving this goal.
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