Pilu Giraudo
Co-chair, Finance & Development Committee · GFN Farmer Member
Argentina
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About
Maria 'Pilu' Giraudo is a mom and 5th generation farmer who with her family utilizes a no-till system to grow soy, wheat, barley, corn and sorghum, as well as livestock in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Trained as an Agricultural Engineer, Pilu is the Honorary President of Aapresid (Argentine No-Till Farmers Association) and a member of the Global Farmer Network Advisory Committee. She is actively involved in several national and international NGOs focused on sustainable agriculture initiatives and advocacy. Included in her advocacy is a weekly radio program, hosted by rural women, who share stories from their farms and lives every Saturday. Pilu worked for two years in support of Sustainable Development Policies for the Ministry of AgroIndustry in Argentina and in 2016 was recognized as the Global Farmer Network Kleckner Award recipient.
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Articles by Pilu Giraudo
May 15, 2024
Sharing the Story of Sustainable Agriculture
Maira "Pilu" Giraudo passionately advocates for agriculture, telling audiences how nature inspires. In her communications, she describes how farmers p…
Read article →February 7, 2023
Maria "Pilu" Giraudo: GFN Mobilizing in Argentina, Part 2
The leadership of Maria "Pilu" Giraudo is instrumental in the Global Farmer Network's Mobilizing the GFN in Support of a Resilient Agri-Food System fo…
Read article →February 6, 2023
Maria "Pilu" Giraudo: GFN Mobilizing in Argentina, Part 1
Maria "Pilu" Giraudo is a fifth generation family farmer and agronomy engineer. Her farm integrates no-till grain production with livestock production…
Read article →February 1, 2023
Details are being finalized for " Mobilizing the GFN in Support of a Resilient Agri-Food System " the February 5-11 roundtable and communication train…
Read article →January 25, 2023
With Knowledge Transfer, Together, Farmers Feed the World!
An estimated 5 billion people “engaged” with the World Cup in 2022, according to figures just released by FIFA. That’s more than half the people on ou…
Read article →January 5, 2022
GFN Farmers at FP Food+ Summit
Global food insecurity has been on the rise. A changing climate and more frequent environmental disasters, coupled with economic disruptions, are expo…
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