b"Share the Big Picture to Move Ag Policy ForwardFocusing on the societal impact when explaining agriculture to policy makers and consumers is paramount. Ashley RobinsonWHEN EXPLAINING AGRICUL- grow, they want it to be sustainable, theyon their continent. TUREissues to policymakers andwant to be environmentally friendly,How do we help create a level of consumers, those in the ag industry needJohn Jamieson, president and CEO ofunderstanding and acceptance that to look at the broader pictures to sharethe Canadian Centre for Food Integrity,not only the farmers that work in North what benefits there are to the public andexplains.America have access to those tools. But not just those in agriculture. Its not enough though to just consideralso, a lot of these technologies are skill I think it's framing the information inhow policy and choices about agricul- neutral, and can be used by smallholder terms of the larger challenges that oftenture impact your region of the world.farmers in Africa and other regions. We are focused on, Kent Schescke, executiveDecisions made on one side of the worldjust need to make sure that those tech-vice president and CEO for the Councilcan affect other parts of the world. nologies are able to flow across borders, for Agricultural Science and TechnologyOften what we're doing with genetiche explains.(CAST), says. He says if youre working onmodification, gene editing, different till- There have been some positive something to do with environmental sus- age, changes with fertilityall of thosedevelopments in the last few years, with tainability, explain that while it will lessenadvances, make food more available andSchescke adding more of these technolo-the impact on the environment it will alsoaffordable to people around the world.gies have started to be allowed in coun-help provide safe, affordable food.And we got to be careful not to taketries where they are needed to help with Governments take a lot of things intothose tools away, Jamieson says. food security.SWconsideration when it comes to new agri- Schescke adds regions of the world cultural policies. They may take consumerthat suffer because of these limitations thoughts into account, but its importantare usually the places that need it the ON THE WEBto remember everyone is consumer evenmost due to food insecurity. For exam- WHERE if you work in the ag industry. ple, due to European influence in Africa, Consumer thoughts and prioritiestheyve been hesitant to look at new plantMake sure to watch the full episode of Seed Speaks to see how are taken into account by government.breeding technologies which could helpconsumer trends affect ag policy at https://www.youtube.com/Most people want to see the industrythem produce more food to feed peoplewatch?v=R5aJGN_w9b4.30/ SEEDWORLD.COMJANUARY 2023"