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AfricaPodcast
Radio Nigeria Program Expands GFN Outreach
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Africa
GFN Agripreneur Accelerator: Empowering African Networks
Rotimi WilliamsSeptember 22, 2026< 1 minute
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Kaahwa RwamukagaSeptember 22, 20262 minutes
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Collaborating for Change: Amadou Sidibe
Amadou SidibeSeptember 22, 20263 minutes
Africa
Feeding the Continent: Maize Production Across Africa
Ruramiso MashumbaSeptember 22, 2026< 1 minute
Africa
Between the Rain and the Market
Amine BennaniSeptember 22, 20264 minutes
Africa
African conversations between farmers: Maize in South Africa
Motlatsi Everest MusiSeptember 22, 20265 minutes
Africa
African conversations between farmers: Maize in Rwanda
Pacifique NshimiyimanaSeptember 22, 20265 minutes
Africa
Maize Series - David Kosgel, Kenya
David KosgeiSeptember 22, 20262 minutes
AfricaSustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
Lucy Kaari: Cultivating Resilience - Kenya's Voice for Women in Cereal and Legume Farming
Lucy KaariSeptember 22, 20262 minutes
Africa
GFN Agripreneur Accelerator Helps Kenyan Farmers Collaborate, Reaches Farmers as Far as Eswatini
Lucy WangariSeptember 22, 2026< 1 minute
North AmericaI am a Farmer
GFN Member Spotlight – Jacob 'Jack' Froese
Jacob (Jack) FroeseSeptember 22, 2026< 1 minute
Africa
White Gold, Rainbow Roots
Ruramiso MashumbaSeptember 21, 20265 minutes
AfricaInnovations: Agricultural Technology
‘Fools Gold’ in the Field: What Counterfeit Products Really Cost Us
Onyaole Patience KokuSeptember 16, 20265 minutes
North America
GFN Member Spotlight – Dan Kelley
Daniel KelleySeptember 16, 2026< 1 minute
Farmer ViewsI am a Farmer
Pay It Forward: Helping More Farmers Have a Voice
Paul TempleSeptember 14, 20262 minutes
Kleckner AwardEurope
Recognizing the 2026 GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader: Jana Gaebert, Germany
Reg ClauseSeptember 10, 20264 minutes
TradeInnovations: Agricultural Technology
Help Elevate Farmers' Voices: Submit a GFN Nomination
Jane SchroederSeptember 8, 2026< 1 minute
EuropeKleckner Award
GFN Member Spotlight – Jana Gaebert
Jana GaebertSeptember 8, 2026< 1 minute
North AmericaFood and Nutritional Security
Using A Coin to Celebrate and Showcase the Power of Innovation to Feed People
Mark HeckmanSeptember 3, 20264 minutes
EuropeFood and Nutritional Security
Ukraine - War Hazards During Harvest
Kornelis 'Kees' HuizingaSeptember 2, 2026< 1 minute
AfricaLivestock, Animal Agriculture, Protein
GFN Member Spotlight – Chibuike Emmanuel
Chibuike EmmanuelSeptember 1, 2026< 1 minute
EuropeTrade
Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Grain and Food Distribution is an Attack on All of Us
Kornelis 'Kees' HuizingaAugust 27, 20265 minutes
AsiaInnovations: Agricultural Technology
GFN Member Spotlight – Rosalie Ellasus
Rosalie M. EllasusAugust 25, 2026< 1 minute
EuropeLivestock, Animal Agriculture, Protein
GFN Member Spotlight – Martin Ziegelbaeck
Martin ZiegelbaeckAugust 18, 2026< 1 minute
South AmericaRegenerative Ag
Celebrating 50 Years of No-Till Agriculture in Brazil
Richard DijkstraAugust 18, 20264 minutes
AfricaSouth America
Webinar Replay: Poultry Farmers Growing Healthy Protein
Alida MatsaAugust 12, 2026< 1 minute
Europe
AI is an Important Tool But it Cannot Duplicate Human Observation, Experience, and Wisdom
Paul TempleAugust 12, 20264 minutes
South America
GFN Member Spotlight – Monica Ognio
Monica OgnioAugust 12, 2026< 1 minute
I am a Farmer
Mental Health and Resilience in Farming
Merle MassieAugust 11, 20263 minutes
OceanaLivestock, Animal Agriculture, Protein
GFN Member Spotlight – Jane Smith
Jane SmithAugust 5, 2026< 1 minute
South AmericaTrade
She Farms in a Desert and Ships Onions to the World
Monica OgnioAugust 5, 2026< 1 minute
North America
It Starts With Us
Merle MassieAugust 4, 20266 minutes
EuropeNorth America
Global Farmer Network Welcomes New Board Members
Mary BooteJuly 30, 20262 minutes
IndiaInnovations: Agricultural Technology
Artificial Intelligence Empowers Farmers. It Does NOT Replace Them
Malwinder Singh MalhiJuly 29, 20264 minutes
North AmericaCrop Protection: Disease, Pests
GFN Member Spotlight – Gerrid Gust
Gerrid GustJuly 28, 2026< 1 minute
Europe
Harvest has begun! Working Day and Night in Ukraine
Kornelis 'Kees' HuizingaJuly 28, 2026< 1 minute
Africa
Why Resilient Agriculture Matters
Amine BennaniJuly 18, 2026< 1 minute
EuropeFood and Nutritional Security
Farmers just don’t grow food – we grow people
Judith De VorJuly 18, 20263 minutes
AfricaEducation
Empowering Individual Farmers to Deliver Results
Lucy WangariJuly 14, 20264 minutes
EuropeSustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
GFN Member Spotlight – Ian Pigott
Ian PigottJuly 14, 2026< 1 minute
Food and Nutritional SecuritySustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
Help Farmers Shape the Future
Kellie BrayJuly 14, 2026< 1 minute
World Food PrizeDialogueNEXT in Africa
Wangari "Born to Grow What's NEXT"
Lucy WangariJuly 8, 2026< 1 minute
Asia
GFN Member Spotlight – AD Alvarez
Adriel Dave AlvarezJuly 8, 2026< 1 minute
North AmericaCrop Protection: Disease, Pests
Grateful for a US Supreme Court Decision that Supports a Safe Crop Protection Product
Jennie SchmidtJuly 8, 20265 minutes
North AmericaBarriers & Market Access
Happy Birthday America: Celebrating 250 Years of Independence and Trade
Daniel KelleyJune 30, 20264 minutes
Asia
GFN Member Spotlight – Barbara Wang
Barbara WangJune 30, 2026< 1 minute
AfricaFood and Nutritional Security
Women Who Feed Africa
Onyaole Patience KokuJune 29, 20263 minutes
WebinarFood and Nutritional Security
Free June 24 Webinar: Poultry Farmers Role in a Healthy Society
Jose Luis Gonzalez ChaconJune 23, 2026< 1 minute
South AmericaLivestock, Animal Agriculture, Protein
Technology and Trade Help Us Grow and Deliver Protein-rich Food to the World
Jose Luis Gonzalez ChaconJune 23, 20264 minutes
EuropeI am a Farmer
GFN Member Spotlight – Mateusz Ciasnocha
Mateusz CiasnochaJune 23, 2026< 1 minute
AsiaCrop Protection: Disease, Pests
Leaning into Technology to Endure the Volatility of Geopolitics, Economics, and Climate
Adriel Dave AlvarezJune 17, 20264 minutes
WebinarFood and Nutritional Security
GFN Live Webinar: The Poultry Farmer’s Role in a Healthy Society
Alida MatsaJune 16, 2026< 1 minute
AfricaIYWF
GFN Member Spotlight – Inota Cheta
Inota ChetaJune 16, 2026< 1 minute
AfricaSustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
Why Resilient Agriculture Matters
Amine BennaniJune 9, 2026< 1 minute
Latin / South AmericaLivestock, Animal Agriculture, Protein
GFN Member Spotlight – Jose Luis Gonzalez Chacon
Jose Luis Gonzalez ChaconJune 9, 2026< 1 minute
EuropeInnovations: Agricultural Technology
As Climate Changes, Farmers Adapt and Resilience is Strengthened
Diana LenziJune 9, 20264 minutes