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Achim Spiller

Scientific Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture (WBAE) | University of Göttingen
(Chair)

Achim Spiller

Scientific Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture (WBAE) | University of Göttingen
(Chair)

Adolfo Villafiorita

Shair.Tech
(Co-Founder)

Aidarbek Saparov

Ministry for Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(Minister)

Alejandra Rueda Zarate

NES Naturaleza
(Founder)

Alejandra Rueda Zarate

NES Naturaleza
(Founder)

Alejandra Rueda Zarate

NES Naturaleza
(Founder)

Alejandra Rueda Zarate

NES Naturaleza
(Founder)

Ambassador H.E. Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile

CFS
(Chairperson)

Ana Carolina Zimmermann

Ambassador for NGIN - Next Generation Ag Impact Network, Brasilia
(Cattle Farmer and Member of Committee of New Leaders of the Brazilian Confederation of Livestock and Agriculture - CNA)

Anastasiia Bilych

Arnika Organic Kyiv
(Chief Marketing officer)

Angela Frigo

European Food Banks Federation
(Secretary General)

Angèle Tasse

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
(Senior Expert on Sustainable Food Systems)

Aoibheann O’Brien

FoodCloud
(Co-founder and CEO)

Arnaud Petit

International Grains Council (IGC)
(Executive Director)

Arnaud Petit

International Grains Council (IGC)
(Executive Director)

Arnaud Petit

International Grains Council (IGC)
(Executive Director)

Arnaud Petit

International Grains Council (IGC)
(Executive Director)

Béla Batha

ProSpecieRara
(Director)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bettina Rudloff

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
(Senior Associate)

Bhavani Shankar

University of Sheffield

Camila Paula Cammaert Gutierrez

WWF Colombia
(Coordinator for Sustainable Food Systems)

Carolle Alarcon

Brazil Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi

Food System Economics Commission
(Director and Policy Lead)

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development
(Director Strategy and Policy Analysis)

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development
(Director Strategy and Policy Analysis)

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development
(Director Strategy and Policy Analysis)

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development
(Director Strategy and Policy Analysis)

Cem Özdemir

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
(Minister)

Chanjief Chandrakumar

Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse gases
(Team Lead - Sustainability & LCA at thinkstep-anz)

Chris Carson

New Zealand Permanent Mission to the EU
(Agriculture Counsellor)

Chris Hill

FoodCloud
(Operations Director)

Christian Grütters

AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG
(Head of the Services and Sustainability Section)

Christian Hofer

FOAG
(State Secretary)

Christine Wieck

Scientific Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture (WBAE) | University of Hohenheim
(Member and lead author)

Christine Wieck

Scientific Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture (WBAE) | University of Hohenheim
(Member and lead author)

Christoph Metzner

Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e. V. (German Raiffeisen Association - DRV)
(Head of Public Affairs)

Cornelia Horsch

Horsch Maschinen GmbH
(Managing Director)

Dee Woods

Landworkers Alliance

Delphine Larrousse

Global Engagement, World Vegetable Center
(Director)

Denis Drechsler

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(AMIS Project Manager)

Denis Drechsler

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(AMIS Project Manager)

Denis Drechsler

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(AMIS Project Manager)

Denis Drechsler

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(AMIS Project Manager)

Dionys Forster

SAI Platform
(Director General)

Dirk Stratmann

German Agribusiness Alliance
(Country spokesman for Ukraine and Central Asia)

Dr. Ariane Hildebrandt

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Dr. Jorge Sellare

University of Wageningen, Netherlands
(Assistant professor)

Dr. Michael Werz

Munich Security Conference
(Senior Advisor for North America and Multilateral Affairs)

Dr. Thomas Baldauf

BMEL Division 511
(Strategy and Coordination of Directorate-General 5, Forests, Sustainability and Bio-Economy)

Eduardo Marques

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil
(Agricultural Attaché in the Embassy of Brazil in Berlin)

Elisabetta Recine

CONSEA
(President of CONSEA)

Elisabetta Recine

National Food and Nutrition Security Council of Brazil
(President)

Elizabeth Cruzada

Asian People’s Exchange for Food Sovereignty and Agroecology

Enock Chikava

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(Interim Director, Agricultural Development)

Enock Chikava

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(Director of Agricultural Development)

Eva Sali

Copa-Cogeca
(Senior Policy Advisor)

Fany Kuiru Castro

Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
(General Coordinator)

Fatima Hachem

FAO
(Team Leader, Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Group, Food and Nutrition Division)

Fatima Hachem

FAO
(Team Leader, Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Group, Food and Nutrition Division)

Fatima Hachem

FAO
(Team Leader, Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Group, Food and Nutrition Division)

Fatima Hachem

FAO
(Team Leader, Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Group, Food and Nutrition Division)

Felicitas Schneider

Thünen Institute of Market Analysis
(Coordinator Collaboration Initiative Food Loss and Waste)

Fernanda Pacobahyba

National Fund for Education Development, Brazil
(President)

Françoise Uwumukiza

East African Legislative Assembly
(Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources of EALA)

Franziska Appel

IAMO
(Research assistant and head of junior research group)

Genna Tesdal

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD)
(Director)

Genna Tesdall

YPARD
(Director)

Gérardine Mukeshimana

IFAD
(Vice-President)

Gunther Beger

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
(Managing Director, Directorate for SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation)

Gustavo Porpino de Araujo


(Researcher / Embrapa Foods and Territories/ Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa))

Heike Leitschuh

Author, facilitator and consultant for sustainable development

Heike Leitschuh

Author, facilitator and consultant for sustainable development

Heike Leitschuh

Author, facilitator and consultant for sustainable development

Heike Leitschuh

Author, facilitator and consultant for sustainable development

Hendrik Schulze-Düllo

CLAAS Group
(Senior Market Research Manager)

Henry Musa Kpaka

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of the Republic of Sierra Leone
(Minister of Agriculture and Food Security)

Henry Musa Kpaka

Sierra Leone
(Minister of Agriculture and Food Security)

Henryk Flachowsky

Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
(Head of Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops, Julius-Kühn Institute (JKI))

Imelda (Dada) Bacudo

COP28 Presidency
(Senior Advisor)

Isabel Maria Lizaso

Farmer and Agribusiness woman, IRUKO SA & AAPRESID Argentina
(CEO and President of IRUKO SA & Partner of AAPRESID Argentina)

Jacob Rosenberg

BiteBack
(Youth Board Member of Bite Back 2030)

Jacob Rosenberg

BiteBack
(Youth Board Member of Bite Back 2030)

Jacob Rosenberg

BiteBack
(Youth Board Member of Bite Back 2030)

Jacob Rosenberg

BiteBack
(Youth Board Member of Bite Back 2030)

Jan M. Henke

ISCC und Meo Carbon Solutions
(Geschäftsführer)

Jan M. Henke

ISCC und Meo Carbon Solutions
(Geschäftsführer)

Jan M. Henke

ISCC und Meo Carbon Solutions
(Geschäftsführer)

Jan M. Henke

ISCC und Meo Carbon Solutions
(Director)

Janet Maro

Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)
(CEO)

Janusz Wojciechowski

European Commission
(Commissioner for Agriculture)

Jemina Moeng

Chief Director for Food Security
(National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development)

João Tiago Carapau

SIMAB - Sociedade Instaladora de Mercados Abastecedores
(General Manager)

Jochen Flasbarth

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
(State Secretary)

Joe Glauber

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(Senior Fellow)

Joe Glauber

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(Senior Fellow)

Joe Glauber

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(Senior Fellow)

Joe Glauber

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(Senior Fellow)

Johann Swinnen


(Director General at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Managing Director, Systems Transformation Science Group (CGIAR))

Johannes Graf von Keyserlingk

Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE)
(Head of Corporate Social Responsibility)

Johannes Graf von Keyserlingk

Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE)
(Head of Corporate Social Responsibility)

Josefa Sacko

African Union
(Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment)

Josephine Akia Luyimbazi

PELUM Uganda
(Country Coordinator)

Julian Lampietti

World Bank
(Manager for Global Engagement in the Agriculture and Food Global Practice)

Jyotsna (Jo) Puri

IFAD
(Associate Vice-President - Strategy and Knowledge Department)

Karine Silva Dos Santos

National Education Development Fund – Brazilian Ministry of Education
(General Coordinator of the National School Feeding Programme)

Lawrence Haddad

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
(Executive Director)

Leonard Mizzi

European Commission
(Head of Unit Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries)

Lothar Harings

GvW Graf von Westphalen
(Lawyer)

Lothar Harings

GvW Graf von Westphalen
(Lawyer)

Lothar Harings

GvW Graf von Westphalen
(Lawyer)

Lothar Harings

GvW Graf von Westphalen
(Lawyer)

Lutz Depenbusch

MISEREOR e.V

Lutz Hartmann

FruitBox Africa
(Founder and Managing Director)

Lutz Hartmann

FruitBox Africa
(Founder and Managing Director)

Lutz Hartmann

FruitBox Africa
(Founder and Managing Director)

Lutz Hartmann

FruitBox Africa
(Founder and Managing Director)

Marco Wopereis

World Vegetable Center
(Director General)

Maria Helena Semedo

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Maria José Amstalden Moraes Sampaio

Embrapa
(Researcher)

Marina Kosmus

GIZ
(Head of Section Rural Development)

Markus Wolter

MISEREOR e.V

Marnix Doorn

IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH
(Innovator, change leader and cross-cultural manager)

Martien van Nieuwkoop

World Bank
(Global Director for the Agriculture and Food)

Martin Frick

World Food Programme (WFP)

Martina Fleckenstein

WWF International
(Global Head of Policy of the Food Practice)

Maximo Torero

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Chief Economist)

Máximo Torero Cullen

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Chief Economist)

Máximo Torero Cullen

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Chief Economist)

Máximo Torero Cullen

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Chief Economist)

Máximo Torero Cullen

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Chief Economist)

Michael Windfuhr

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; German Institute for Human Rights
(Member (UN Committee); Deputy Director (German Institute))

Michael Windfuhr

German Institute for Human Rights
(Deputy Director)

Monika Jones

DW
(Journalist / Moderator / Presenter)

Mykola Solskyi

Ministry for Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
(Minister)

Nancy Aburto

FAO
(Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division)

Nancy Aburto

FAO
(Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division)

Nancy Aburto

FAO
(Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division)

Nancy Aburto

FAO
(Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division)

Neema Lugangira

Tanzania Government
(Member of Parliament in Tanzania)

Neema Lugangira

Tanzania Government
(Member of Parliament in Tanzania)

Neema Lugangira

Tanzania Government
(Member of Parliament in Tanzania)

Neema Lugangira

Tanzania Government
(Member of Parliament in Tanzania)

Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile

Ambassador of South Africa in Rome, Chair of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

Oliver Oliveros

Agroecology Coalition
(Coordinator)

Paul Rushton

NATO
(Expert for Climate Change and Security)

Paula Gioia

Civil Society and Indigenous People's Mechanism for relations with the CFS
(Member of the Coordination Committee)

Paulo Teixeira

Brazil
(Minister for Rural Development and Family Farming)

Pradeep Wagle

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Organization
(Chief Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section)

Rafaël Schneider

Welthungerhilfe
(Deputy Head of Policy & External Relations)

Raju Prasad Chapagai

Justice and Rights Institute
(Founding Chairperson)

Rémi Cluset

FAO
(Advisor)

Ritsuko Yoneda

Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for Multilateral Issues, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan)

Ritsuko Yoneda

Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for Multilateral Issues, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan)

Ritsuko Yoneda

Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for Multilateral Issues, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan)

Ritsuko Yoneda

Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for Multilateral Issues, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan)

Rosa Rolle

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(Senior Enterprise Development Officer and Team Leader, Food Losses and Waste)

Ruth Okowa

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
(Country Director Kenya)

Sara Menker

Gro Intelligence
(Founder and CEO)

Sascha Tischer

Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (FONAP)
(Deputy Chairman of the executive board)

Saskia Richartz

Food Policy Council Berlin

Seth Meyer

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(Chief Economist)

Seth Meyer

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(Chief Economist)

Seth Meyer

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(Chief Economist)

Seth Meyer

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(Chief Economist)

Sharon Yeukai Mada

Thünen Institute of Market Analysis
(visiting PhD candidate)

Sigrid Müller

WFP
(Deputy Director WFP Global Office Berlin, WFP)

Sigrid Müller

WFP
(Deputy Director WFP Global Office Berlin, WFP)

Sigrid Müller

WFP
(Deputy Director WFP Global Office Berlin, WFP)

Sigrid Müller

WFP
(Deputy Director WFP Global Office Berlin, WFP)

Silvia Bender

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany (BMEL)
(State Secretary)

Sol Ortíz García

Ministry for Agriculture, Mexico
(General Director of Prospective Policies and Climate Change)

Sophia Gnych

OECD's Centre for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)
(Policy Analyst)

Sophia Gnych

OECD's Centre for Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)
(Policy Analyst)

Stefan Lange

Thünen Institute
(research director)

Stefan Schmitz

Crop Trust
(Executive Director)

Stefanie Griebel

Welthungerhilfe
(Research Coordination Advisor)

Stefanie Pondini

Biovision
(Co-Lead of the Policy and Advocacy department)

Swantje Nilsson

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
(Head of Directorate-General for International Cooperation, Global Food Security and Fisheries)

Swantje Nilsson

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
(Head of Directorate-General for International Cooperation, Global Food Security and Fisheries)

Swantje Nilsson

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
(Head of Directorate-General for International Cooperation, Global Food Security and Fisheries)

Swantje Nilsson

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
(Head of Directorate-General for International Cooperation, Global Food Security and Fisheries)

TBD

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil

Todd Howland

OHCHR
(Chief of Development and Economic and Social Rights Branch)

Ulrik Knudsen

OECD
(Deputy Secretary-General)

Ulrike Lohwasser

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
(Senior Scientist)

Urs Niggli

Agroecology Science
(President)

Wenche Westberg

Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture
(State Secretary)

William Sutton

World Bank
(Lead for Climate Smart Agriculture and Lead Agricultural Economist)

Wolfgang Zornbach

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany (BMEL)
(Head of the Division on Climate Change and Water)

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Doorstep und Eröffnung

Rede Wolodymyr Selensky

Pressekonferenz

Accordion

Excellencies, ladies and Gentlemen,

  1. [Thank you so much for inviting me to speak today].
  2. For those who don’t know me, my name is Sherrie Silver. I am from Rwanda and I moved to the UK with my family.
  3. Agriculture is in my roots. My grandfather had a farm with cows and goats. My grandma planted yams and has banana trees.
  4. As a dance choreographer and entrepreneur, I travel all over the world. But I make sure that I am back in Rwanda as often as possible. It’s part of who I am.
  5. And I try to give back by supporting young Africans in Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria to achieve their dreams.
  6. For millions of young people growing up in rural communities, those dreams are of farming.
  7. So I am here today to tell you that if we are going to transform food systems and protect the Earth’s precious resources, we need to work for and with young people.
  8. Young people will need decent employment. Food systems can offer that. And they will need to eat well. Food systems must supply that.
  9. One thing that stands out to me in Kigali the sheer number of young people.
  10. Here in Germany, the average age is 45.71. In Rwanda it’s 20. There are young people everywhere! Four out of ten people are under 15. Youths have the energy and the talent to change the world.
  11. And they have so much to offer. Bill Gates started Microsoft when he was only 19. David Karp founded Tumblr when he was 21. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17. Young people have so much potential.
  12. But people can only reach their potential if someone invests in them.
  13. We need to help them unleash their full capacity. That’s why I am a youth advocate for IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. IFAD works in remote and often forgotten areas, where poverty and hunger ruin lives. It’s investments transform lives and create opportunities and a brighter future for young people.
  14. This work has taken me to Cameroon and Ghana, where I met young farmers. They touched my heart. They were hard working and innovative.
  15. But they asked for more investment and more support from government, donors, and the international community. Too often, youth lack access to land, financing, training and other tools they need to improve their lives.
  16. The impact of climate change on agriculture is already threatening global food systems. And for young people in rural areas looking for decent work, this makes them particularly vulnerable.
  17. We need young people to help us grow more food while respecting the Earth’s resources. But – first — youths need our support.Ladies and gentlemen,
  18. Young people will inherit this earth. They are well aware of the problems ahead, and they want to be part of the solution, to create a better future for themselves and their children.
  19. We need young people in rural areas to use their energy and creativity to drive the positive change we need. But we also need to make agriculture more attractive to young people, by investing in rural infrastructure and digital technologies. And by
    making sure farmers are connected to markets and earn a fair price for the food they grow.
  20. I would like to thank Germany for its leadership in food issues, and for its strong support for IFAD and for programmes for youth.
  21. And I would like to ask all of you to work with your governments to increase support to agriculture initiatives that priorities youth. Organisations like IFAD that work with young people in rural areas need to be fully funded.
  22. Working together, we can ensure a bright future for young people in modern food systems – so they can build the future they want and deserve – and feed a hungry world.
  23. Thank you

Last September, I spent a few days with UNICEF in Turkana County – in the Horn of Africa – to meet with people who are suffering from the historic drought that is wreaking havoc on communities there.

Turkana County – and other parts of the Horn of Africa – have suffered 4 consecutive failed rainy seasons. The drought is killing crops – there is no pasture for the livestock and water sources are drying up everywhere.

The ongoing emergency in the Horn of Africa is depriving children of clean, fresh water, of food, or livelihoods, and access to life-saving health services.

It is keeping them from the classroom, and forcing their families to move.

The climate crisis is not just robbing them of their futures.

It is robbing them of their present.

It is robbing them of their very survival.

Over those days, I spent time with people who have done literally nothing to create the climate crisis – but who are suffering its worst impacts.

I spent time with mums who are desperately trying to keep their young ones alive – trying to find food and water to sustain their families’ lives for another week, another day – another hour.

I spent time with their children who are clinging to life.

Often we are given statistics.

In the run up to this forum, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture stated that in 2021, between 702 and 828 million people in the world suffered from hunger.

Statistics are important.

But we must remember we are not just talking about statistics.

We are here to talk about real people.

I want to tell you about one of the people I had the chance to meet while I was in Turkana County with UNICEF.

I met a young boy in a hospital where the worst cases of severe acute malnutrition are referred and treated.

It was devastating for me to see, especially when there are available solutions that can be put in place to stop children from  suffering like this.

Unfortunately, this child’s family was not able to access the proper services in time for him to receive the treatment that he  needed.

By the time the sun set that evening, sadly, he had passed away.

This is one story about how the climate crisis is affecting people all around the world – especially in the Global South.

This is the face of the climate crisis.

The climate crisis is not some distant, future threat.

I want to speak directly now to the agriculture ministers who are gathered here.

There is not much time left to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of “zero hunger”.

The year 2030 is only eight harvests away.

But the mums and children that I met in the Horn of Africa – and the millions of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis all around the world – do not have until 2030.

People – real people – are starving.

They need your help.

They need you to take action.

And they need you to do it now.

Thank you

Accordion without Image

Excellencies, ladies and Gentlemen,

  1. [Thank you so much for inviting me to speak today].
  2. For those who don’t know me, my name is Sherrie Silver. I am from Rwanda and I moved to the UK with my family.
  3. Agriculture is in my roots. My grandfather had a farm with cows and goats. My grandma planted yams and has banana trees.
  4. As a dance choreographer and entrepreneur, I travel all over the world. But I make sure that I am back in Rwanda as often as possible. It’s part of who I am.
  5. And I try to give back by supporting young Africans in Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria to achieve their dreams.
  6. For millions of young people growing up in rural communities, those dreams are of farming.
  7. So I am here today to tell you that if we are going to transform food systems and protect the Earth’s precious resources, we need to work for and with young people.
  8. Young people will need decent employment. Food systems can offer that. And they will need to eat well. Food systems must supply that.
  9. One thing that stands out to me in Kigali the sheer number of young people.
  10. Here in Germany, the average age is 45.71. In Rwanda it’s 20. There are young people everywhere! Four out of ten people are under 15. Youths have the energy and the talent to change the world.
  11. And they have so much to offer. Bill Gates started Microsoft when he was only 19. David Karp founded Tumblr when he was 21. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17. Young people have so much potential.
  12. But people can only reach their potential if someone invests in them.
  13. We need to help them unleash their full capacity. That’s why I am a youth advocate for IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. IFAD works in remote and often forgotten areas, where poverty and hunger ruin lives. It’s investments transform lives and create opportunities and a brighter future for young people.
  14. This work has taken me to Cameroon and Ghana, where I met young farmers. They touched my heart. They were hard working and innovative.
  15. But they asked for more investment and more support from government, donors, and the international community. Too often, youth lack access to land, financing, training and other tools they need to improve their lives.
  16. The impact of climate change on agriculture is already threatening global food systems. And for young people in rural areas looking for decent work, this makes them particularly vulnerable.
  17. We need young people to help us grow more food while respecting the Earth’s resources. But – first — youths need our support.Ladies and gentlemen,
  18. Young people will inherit this earth. They are well aware of the problems ahead, and they want to be part of the solution, to create a better future for themselves and their children.
  19. We need young people in rural areas to use their energy and creativity to drive the positive change we need. But we also need to make agriculture more attractive to young people, by investing in rural infrastructure and digital technologies. And by
    making sure farmers are connected to markets and earn a fair price for the food they grow.
  20. I would like to thank Germany for its leadership in food issues, and for its strong support for IFAD and for programmes for youth.
  21. And I would like to ask all of you to work with your governments to increase support to agriculture initiatives that priorities youth. Organisations like IFAD that work with young people in rural areas need to be fully funded.
  22. Working together, we can ensure a bright future for young people in modern food systems – so they can build the future they want and deserve – and feed a hungry world.
  23. Thank you

Last September, I spent a few days with UNICEF in Turkana County – in the Horn of Africa – to meet with people who are suffering from the historic drought that is wreaking havoc on communities there.

Turkana County – and other parts of the Horn of Africa – have suffered 4 consecutive failed rainy seasons. The drought is killing crops – there is no pasture for the livestock and water sources are drying up everywhere.

The ongoing emergency in the Horn of Africa is depriving children of clean, fresh water, of food, or livelihoods, and access to life-saving health services.

It is keeping them from the classroom, and forcing their families to move.

The climate crisis is not just robbing them of their futures.

It is robbing them of their present.

It is robbing them of their very survival.

Over those days, I spent time with people who have done literally nothing to create the climate crisis – but who are suffering its worst impacts.

I spent time with mums who are desperately trying to keep their young ones alive – trying to find food and water to sustain their families’ lives for another week, another day – another hour.

I spent time with their children who are clinging to life.

Often we are given statistics.

In the run up to this forum, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture stated that in 2021, between 702 and 828 million people in the world suffered from hunger.

Statistics are important.

But we must remember we are not just talking about statistics.

We are here to talk about real people.

I want to tell you about one of the people I had the chance to meet while I was in Turkana County with UNICEF.

I met a young boy in a hospital where the worst cases of severe acute malnutrition are referred and treated.

It was devastating for me to see, especially when there are available solutions that can be put in place to stop children from  suffering like this.

Unfortunately, this child’s family was not able to access the proper services in time for him to receive the treatment that he  needed.

By the time the sun set that evening, sadly, he had passed away.

This is one story about how the climate crisis is affecting people all around the world – especially in the Global South.

This is the face of the climate crisis.

The climate crisis is not some distant, future threat.

I want to speak directly now to the agriculture ministers who are gathered here.

There is not much time left to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of “zero hunger”.

The year 2030 is only eight harvests away.

But the mums and children that I met in the Horn of Africa – and the millions of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis all around the world – do not have until 2030.

People – real people – are starving.

They need your help.

They need you to take action.

And they need you to do it now.

Thank you

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03 January, 02:07 pm IFOAM – Organics International View
18 December, 05:43 pm LSPA MedNet – The Mediterranean Network of Local and Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology, URGENCI View
18 December, 04:45 pm Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture View
28 November, 05:23 pm The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South Eastern Europe View
28 November, 05:19 pm Food for Biodiversity – Biodiversität in der Lebensmittelbranche e.V. View
22 November, 01:23 pm DEULA-Nienburg View
22 November, 01:20 pm Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL) View
22 November, 01:17 pm GIZ View
22 November, 01:12 pm The Inga Foundation View
22 November, 01:10 pm AKADEMIYA2063 View

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