FARMER
AMBASSADORS
A farmer in the U.S. today feeds 155 people annually, whereas a farmer two generations ago fed just 19 people. The world’s population will continue to increase significantly by 2050. Expanded nutritional needs will require farmers around the world to rise to the challenge of producing more food while mitigating the impacts of water scarcity, extreme weather, and constraints on arable land.
Farm Journal Foundation’s Farmer Ambassador Program engages farmers and producers from across the country as champions for investment in agricultural research and development. Agricultural innovation can help increase farm efficiency and crop yields both in the U.S. and abroad, and promote more stable societies, U.S. national security, and economic growth.
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Farm Journal Foundation is proud to be one of the only organizations to bring a network of engaged farmers and producers to the center of the conversations around agricultural innovation, food security, and nutrition.
HOW IT WORKS
Farmer Ambassadors host more than 100 meetings each year with national-level policymakers, author influential op-eds for state and national-level publications, engage with thought leaders on widely attended panels, and demonstrate the necessity for responsible, innovation-based agricultural solutions.
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The Farmer Ambassador program builds a coalition across the agriculture community to connect the role of modern agriculture and U.S. farmers to the empowerment of smallholder farmers in emerging economies.
