At the event, more than 2,500 young farmers, fishermen, food producers and food professionals from 120 countries will meet to discuss the future of food and agriculture. Feeding the planet is, after all, one of the biggest challenges confronting our young generation. The findings of this group will be presented on 6 October to international politicians, scientists and business people.
Through workshops, exchange and discussion, participants will gain new knowledge. Agriterra will also be laying on a workshop in cooperation with Nils den Besten, farmer and proprietor of the consultancy firm KNOWWHY. This will be about the importance and the added value of farmers’ cooperatives and organisations in developing countries. Cooperation quite simply puts you into a stronger position in the marketplace vis-à-vis supply chain partners, but how do you organise, guarantee and optimise that cooperation?
From its network, Agriterra has selected ten young, active, ambitious farmers, coming from Asia, Latin America and Africa to participate in the three-day event in Italy. Among other things, the ten candidates produce coffee, tea, milk and maize. Together with the Slow Food Youth Network in Milan, Agriterra is supervising them and will then travel with the entire group to the Netherlands so that, from 7-10 October, they can also exchange knowledge there with young Dutch farmers active in agricultural organisations and cooperatives about the challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector.
Because the youth is the future, it is important that they be inspired and nourished. By exchanging practical knowledge and sharing ideas, young farmers learn to find new solutions in their local context. Agriterra offers them that opportunity. During the trip, the participants from the different countries will tell about their experiences in Europe via a blog on www.agriterra.org.
