Francisco Cornejo
Chile
“We need more people, more farmers, more young generations to be part of this system.”
25th September, 2020, was the #IGrowYourFood Action day where we celebrated the farmers who grow our food in harmony with nature! Scroll down to see what transpired!
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Here is a selection of videos submitted to us for this years campaign.
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Francisco Cornejo
Chile
“We need more people, more farmers, more young generations to be part of this system.”
Sylvia Kuria
Limuru, Kenya
“To other small-scale women farmers: feed your family first and in no time, you’ll have more than enough to sell that safe produce to other mothers.”
Cornelia Kirchner
Bonn, Germany
“If you want to contribute to protecting bees, grow a diversity of flowers in your garden and avoid chemicals.”
Sivaraman
India
“We need to realise that once our soil is healthy, we human beings are healthy.”
Natalia Salazar Casas
Ecuador
“I call on all organisations to support us in achieving our own food sovereignty.”
George
United Kingdom
“The farm side of agroecology is only half the picture. Food sovereignty is of vital importance; it's the right for every single person on this Earth to have access to nutritious food and the knowledge of how to prepare it.”
Floris Niu
Samoa
“I had proof, from my ancestors, that this was the way that we kept ourselves healthy.”
Thales Bevilacqua Mendonça
Brazil
“We create a much more powerful and productive ecosystem, for us and for future generations.”
Antonio Veiga
São Tomé and Principe
“In my community, I advise colleagues to produce organically so that the families who buy from us can be sure their food is healthy."
Kokou Kekeli Gligbe
Togo
"We produce for the local population who don't have the means to buy organic from the supermarket."
Karina Gonçalves David
Brazil
“Agroecology isn’t just a form of production where we regenerate the soil... we also care for relationships, gender equity, and a fair division of labor.”
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