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Meet Francisco Cornejo, an organic walnut farmer from Chile 🇨🇱

Meet Francisco Cornejo, an organic walnut farmer from Chile 🇨🇱

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“We need more people, more farmers, more young generations to be part of this system.” – Francisco Cornejo Soms for #IGrowYourFood.

Francisco and his wife Marisol have grown organic walnuts and kept sheep for over 40 years. At the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference, Francisco spoke about how organic agriculture can make farms more resilient to extreme climates. Now, he’s calling for governments to support their local organic initiatives.