Un nuevo año esperanzador para las personas del medio rural – Episodio 51 

Vamos a dar comienzo a 2024 al día con las últimas novedades y con la mirada puesta en el futuro. En nuestro último episodio del año, un grupo de líderes climáticos nos explican sus planes para dar respuesta a algunos de los mayores desafíos que afronta nuestro planeta. 

Primero, hablamos con la Vicepresidenta del FIDA, Gérardine Mukeshimana, que nos describe los desafíos que afrontan las poblaciones rurales, así como la labor del FIDA para empoderar a las comunidades rurales. Tras la Vicepresidenta Mukeshimana, charlamos con una serie de colegas del FIDA, que nos cuentan cómo podemos mejorar las vidas de los pequeños productores. 

Xenya Scanlon, de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (CLD), explica las iniciativas en curso para luchar contra la desertificación y la sequía. La Secretaria General de la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES), Ivonne Higuero, habla sobre la coexistencia entre las personas y la vida silvestre, así como sobre el cultivo de especies sostenibles. A continuación, James Lomax, del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), enumera los objetivos para el próximo año en materia de preservación de ecosistemas. David Ainsworth, del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CDB), nos explica la manera en que se está logrando equilibrar la conservación de la biodiversidad con las necesidades alimentarias mundiales. 

Asimismo, les presentamos a la chef Sophie Grigson, nuestro último fichaje de Recetas para el cambio. Por cuarta y última vez, Max Cotton nos ofrece información actualizada sobre la vida en una pequeña explotación agrícola. A continuación, Ludovic Larbodière, de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), analiza la agricultura de alto consumo de agua y los desafíos vinculados a la seguridad alimentaria. 

Finalmente, para cerrar el episodio y el año con buen sabor en la boca, nuestros chefs de Recetas para el cambio comparten sus buenos deseos para las fiestas y el nuevo año. 

Episode content

• Gérardine Mukeshimana on rural challenges and solutions
• Vox populi: what obstacles are small-scale farmers up against and how should they be solved?
• Xenya Cherny Scanlon: Tackling desertification, land degradation and drought
• Ivonne Higuero on human-wildlife coexistence
• Preserving ecosystems and natural resources with James Lomax
• David Ainsworth on the Convention on Biological Diversity
• Chef Sophie Grigson on Italian cuisine and food availability in the country’s south
• Max Cotton nears his one-year anniversary on a farm
• Ludovic Larbodière on intensive farming
• Recipes for Change chefs offer season’s greetings
• Summing up
• Other episodes to enjoy
• Exciting news for our podcast in 2024

 

Gérardine Mukeshimana on rural challenges and solutions

IFAD's Vice-President Gérardine Mukeshimana talks to us about agricultural and rural development and details the obstacles faced by small-scale farmers and what IFAD is doing to tackle them.

 

Vox populi: what obstacles are small-scale farmers up against and how should they be solved?

We asked our IFAD colleagues two key questions:

• What main obstacles are rural communities up against?
• What can IFAD do to work towards a positive solution by the end of 2024?

 

Xenya Cherny Scanlon: Tackling desertification, land degradation and drought

Xenya Cherny Scanlon has two decades of experience in various UN and international organizations across Africa, Australia, and Europe. She speaks to us about the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and its mission in global sustainable development.

 

Ivonne Higuero on human-wildlife coexistence

The Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Ivonne Higuero speaks to us about human-wildlife coexistence and the needed collaboration with rural communities for wildlife-friendly practices and sustainable species harvesting.

 

Preserving ecosystems and natural resources with James Lomax

We talk with James Lomax about the UN Environment Programme and its vision for the coming year.

 

David Ainsworth on the Convention on Biological Diversity

David Ainsworth from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has over two decades of experience in biodiversity communications and leads strategies for the Kunming-Montreal Framework. He shares CBD’s goals for 2024.

 

Chef Sophie Grigson on Italian cuisine and food availability in the country’s south

Award-winning chef Sophie Grigson is the most recent member to join our remarkable Recipes for Change team. She tells us all about Italian cuisine and the climate challenges faced by the country’s south, where she lives. 

 

Max Cotton nears his one-year anniversary on a farm

In February 2023 Max Cotton moved to an almost 2-hectare farm in the rural southwest of England. His goal was to live only on what he grew, except for tap water and salt. In this episode, he updates us on his experience.  

 

Ludovic Larbodière on intensive farming

Ludovic Larbodière is a Senior Agricultural and Environment Specialist at The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He speaks to us about the future challenges that the IUCN foresees for 2024, addressing the problems of water-intensive farming on crops and the land.

 

Recipes for Change chefs offer season’s greetings

 

To end our very last episode of 2023, four of our Recipes for Change chefs have left us with their wishes for the new year: Joseph Yoon, Ali Mandhry, Shane Chartrand, and Sophie Grigson.

Summing up

Thanks as always to our producer Francesco Manetti, and our reporters Rosa Gonzalez and Ciara Rainsby. Your hosts are Michelle Tang and Brian Thomson.

Most of all, thank you for listening to episode 51 of Farms. Food. Future brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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Other episodes to enjoy

Make sure you also check out our other podcasts.

• In Episode 48 we discussed malnutrition, including obesity in developing countries.
• In Episode 49 we focus to rural women and women leaders in agriculture.
• In Episode 50 we celebrated being together for 50 Farms. Food. Future. episodes featuring some of our favourite interviews of all time.

 

Exciting news for our podcast in 2024

In 2024 we will offer two shows a month. Double the fun!

We will drop episode 52 on the last Monday of January and episode 53 on the second Monday of February.

Our opening topic for 2024 is marine biodiversity and the power of seaweed.

Tune in next month to hear all about it!