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2 Tuesday [Edition datE] <strong>May</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2017</strong> SELWYN TIMES<br />
22<br />
Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Former Lincoln Uni<br />
student selected for<br />
international summit<br />
A young woman from Canterbury and<br />
former Lincoln University student is one of<br />
two Kiwi candidates selected to represent<br />
New Zealand at a summit focused on<br />
solving one of the world’s most important<br />
issues – how to feed a growing population.<br />
Christchurch’s Jemima Snook (24) and<br />
Beth Hampton (21) from Matamata will<br />
join 100 other delegates from around the<br />
world in Brussels, Belgium, October 9-13.<br />
Hailing from 49 countries and aged<br />
between 18 and 25, the chosen delegates<br />
share a passion for agriculture and a<br />
vision of a world without hunger. During<br />
the summit, they will share their diverse<br />
experiences and work together to generate<br />
innovative, sustainable and actionable<br />
solutions to global food security challenges.<br />
Their mission is to come up with concrete<br />
new ideas that can drive agricultural<br />
progress across the globe and be put into<br />
practice back home.<br />
Bayer, together with partners Groene<br />
Kring (GK) and Fédération des Jeunes<br />
Agriculteurs (FJA), is hosting the summit,<br />
which has the theme of “Feeding a<br />
Hungry Planet.” It aims to address the UN<br />
Sustainability Goals of ending hunger,<br />
achieving food security and promoting<br />
sustainable agriculture.<br />
Jemima says she is “honoured” to be<br />
representing New Zealand at the summit.<br />
“Coming from Lincoln University I have<br />
many friends who are great advocates for the<br />
agricultural industry. The opportunity to<br />
attend the summit is an amazing chance to<br />
share ideas with other young leaders, grow<br />
my leadership skills and understand more<br />
about how New Zealand can contribute to<br />
solving issues of food insecurity.<br />
“I hope that my experiences of working<br />
in the New Zealand agricultural industry<br />
will bring practical, real-life knowledge to<br />
discussion topics at the conference.”<br />
Jemima spent her early childhood on<br />
a dairy farm. Her passion for agriculture<br />
developed during her time at Lincoln<br />
University, where she completed a Bachelor<br />
of Commerce (Agriculture) majoring in<br />
Farm Management and Accounting.<br />
As a recipient of a Prime Minister’s<br />
scholarship for Asia, she participated in<br />
a Lincoln University summer school trip<br />
to Indonesia in 20<strong>16</strong> where she gained an<br />
understanding of food security issues in a<br />
developing country. Jemima is currently<br />
working as a graduate accountant for BDO,<br />
Christchurch, in its agribusiness division.<br />
Bayer New Zealand Crop Science head<br />
Scott Hanson says it is important young<br />
Kiwis get the opportunity to attend<br />
international summits.<br />
“I believe there is a need for young<br />
leaders to be engaged in finding sustainable<br />
solutions to the growing global need for<br />
safe and nutritious food. The Youth Ag<br />
Summit is an opportunity to broaden the<br />
perspectives with others from around the<br />
world. It will also enable young leaders to<br />
further grow personally and develop their<br />
knowledge.<br />
“The agricultural industry can contribute<br />
strongly to achieving some of the key UN<br />
Sustainable Development Goals, but this<br />
also requires the active involvement of the<br />
next generation. The Youth Ag-Summit<br />
will give young leaders the opportunity to<br />
foster their ideas, share best practices and<br />
explore the role of modern agriculture in<br />
feeding a hungry planet.”<br />
Jemima Snook<br />
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