Celebrating the beginning of the International Year of the Woman Farmer at the famous Central de Abasto (Central Market) in Mexico City today, California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross joined a panel of experts to talk about the many roles of women in the food supply chain, and about the shared experience of California and Mexico as friends, neighbors and business partners.
Her comments included an interview with Milenio TV:
“Mexico is a very, very important friend, neighbor, business partner of the State of California, and we look forward to binational, subnational opportunities to work together to increase our friendship, to increase our business relationship, and to face the challenges of the future – with women involved.”
“Women have always been part of agriculture – but it’s important that we hold women up and show the younger generation all the ways women are involved in our food supply chain, and most importantly in the nourishment of our families, the nourishment of our communities, as well as the nourishment of the land, as we face climate change and challenges to being productive and food secure.”
Secretary Ross is in Mexico this week to strengthen partnerships, including launching a Binational Agricultural Working Group focused on research to advance science-based policy for a more sustainable future.