IEF member profile: Austin Bowden-Kerby
IEF member profile
Austin Bowden-Kerby
Fiji Islands
Rural Social Action on Agriculture and Food in Uganda
Rural Social Action on Agriculture and Food
Uganda Case Study
Masaidio Kalenga
2 March 2022
‘The First Active Agent in Human Society’ Putting Farmers at the Heart of Food Security Policy
Year
2021
Event
2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit
‘The First Active Agent in Human Society’
Putting Farmers at the Heart of Food Security Policy
A statement of the Bahá’í International Community’s
United Nations Office in Geneva
Marking the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit
Geneva 29 October 2021
On-line course on Agriculture
Baha'i Perspectives on Agriculture and Food
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The Bahá'í writings describe agriculture as a "a vital and important matter" foremost among the principles for "the advancement of mankind and the reconstruction of the world", but current agricultural policy prioritizes yield and profit over health and sustainability, the poor suffer, and climate change threatens the food supply.