The Next Generation of Farmers - 年轻一代农民的贡献
This issue of LEISA China looked at the specific role which youngsters play in family farming. We looked not only at the roles and responsibilities of young people, but also at the contributions that they can make.
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2 - 3written by Laura Anne Sanagorski越来越多的研究人员和政策制定者认识到青少年对全球问题有自己的看法，且在不断思索如何解决这些问题。尽管世界各地有民族、种族、性别或地理位置上的差别，不过青少年对可持续农业和当地粮食系统的看法都有相似之处，这些看法为青少年当前和将来的角色和责任打下了良好的基础。
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4 - 4Members of the ileia team get out into the field regularly, to be in touch with farmers, farmers' organisations, and other stakeholders in agriculture. Often, ileia is asked to contribute as documentation expert at workshops and multi-stakeholder meetings. Last year, ileia consultants were out in the field several times. Here are some excerps from the reports they sent us.
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5 - 7written by Mireille VermeulenHans Herren is president of the Millennium Institute, an international NGO providing tools and methods worldwide that facilitate decision making for sustainable development. The driving force in all his activities and professional choices is the concern for a more sustainable world where there is a future for everybody.
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8 - 9written by Ren JianPenniseetum sinese Roxb (皇竹草), also named “king grass”, is a kind of grass perennials hybridized of Pennisetum purpureum and P. americanum. Its high quality and high yield makes it popular by farmers. It has been successfully introduced in areas of Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.
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10 - 12AgriCultures is a global network that presently consists of eight organisations active in knowledge sharing for sustainable agriculture. Ileia is the global coordinator and secretariat. The network members collaborate with a wide range of partner organisations in the South and in the North. Each member is solidly grounded in its own national and regional context: the Andes, West and East Africa, India, Indonesia, China and the Netherlands. This allows each member to source, mobilise and exchange relevant experience in relation to small-scale farming from their own region. At the same time information is shared with others in and beyond the global network. This offers unique possibilities for fast-track learning through connecting local developments with global trends.
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13 - 14written by Petra Bakewell-StoneFavourite dishes are a matter of taste, and each person’s taste differs. Young people’s tastes are often thought to be for fast and easy food. But there is an alternative trend: many young people want good food on their plates.
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15 - 17Are young people interested in farming? This depend on the possibilities they see in terms of work, wages and livelihoods. A thorough survey has shown what young people in the Pacific think, and different efforts are already showing positive results.
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18 - 19“农业多种经营策略是建立在生态恢复的基础上，是应对气候变化与全球饥荒等危机的正确选择。小规模农业给农业提供了一个比较好的发展思路，可以有效地代替工业化农业，小农户只有团结起来，采取迅速、一致的行动才能改善自身状况。农业的发展还与农民是否能获得土地的使用权、能否有更公平的（国际）贸易，能否适应气候变化分不开的。关键的消费群体、蓬勃发展的农民运动及信息通信技术能进一步发挥小规模农业的作用。”这是2009年12月可持续农业研究中心(Centre for Learning on SustainableAgriculture, ILEIA)举办的“小规模农业的未来”国际研讨会上得出的主要结论。
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20 - 22written by Anthony Mugo , Mireille Vermeulen通讯是人类相互联系的纽带，社会传播媒体已经得到了广泛使用，特别是在年青人中。在非洲，现代化的通讯工具应用到了农业生产之中，有效地促进了生产的发展。
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23 - 24In 1984, Ileia started as a small initiative to build knowledge about agriculture that primarily depends on local resources, as an alternative approach to Green Revolution agriculture. This was the start of a global knowledge network on sustainable small-scale agriculture. Let us look at how perspectives on agriculture have changed over the years and how this has influenced ileia.
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25 - 26written by Irene TorresGovernmental efforts aimed at rural children and youth can be more effective if the departments of education and agriculture co-ordinate their goals and policies.
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27 - 28Provocation seminars: The development community is embracing market-based approaches for reducing poverty among small-scale famers. But how exactly do we make markets work for the poor? A series of “provocation” seminars is challenging conventional wisdom on how to include smallholders in markets and bringing fresh perspectives to the discussion on what works and why.
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