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At the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, young farmer Homidi Edsla from Kabacan, North Cotabato joined a global panel alongside advocates from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Homidi spoke of heirloom rice, flood-resilient seeds, farmer-to-farmer exchanges, and the urgent need to bring more young people into farming. His message was clear: youth are not just the future of agriculture—they are its present actors.

“Youth is not only the hope of tomorrow — we are the strength of today.” At the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Food Systems and Farmers’ Rights (Sept 13–15, 2025), youth farmers showed that they are not just future leaders but key actors today — raising concrete proposals and shaping the path toward just and sustainable food systems.