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“You need to have an international arrangement that facilitates this continuous exchange and flow of material that are needed for agricultural production in order to address our food security needs” says Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of the International Treaty Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. In this episode of Let’s Talk Agriculture, agricultural content creator and podcast host Sharon Idahosa discusses the International Treaty with Kent Nnadozie from FAO.
“The International Treaty is the first international agreement that formally recognizes and provides for farmers’ rights.” says Kent. He explains what the International Treaty by FAO is, how it helps in food security and its impact on smallholder farmers and plant breeders. FAO works with farmers, plant breeders, scientists, and policymakers around the world to take care of the seeds that feed us all.
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Sharon Idahosa specializes in agriculture articles, events, and podcasts. She uses different communication methods to communicate to a larger audience and spread the word about agriculture. She has made episodes with key people from different organizations; FAO, Climate Resilience Network (CRN), Corporate Farmers international, Novatero, DigiExt etc, all centering around agriculture and making impact. Besides that, Sharon is founder of a social organization: Lifex Agriculture Initiative, that seeks to bring about the inclusiveness of rural farmers in through training to educate them on the right approaches to a sustainable agriculture.