Jack Wilkinson (photo) is a Canadian farmer and the Director of Nipissing-Sudbury Cooperative in Canada. He, recently, visited FAO in Rome in his capacity as a member of the IYC advisory committee (at UN level). His experience is inspiring for many other farmers around the globe.

Ms. Vayju Lopez, Plant production and protection, FAO sub-regional Office, Barbados. Pest diseases and post-harvest losses are the major challenges she faces on the islands, she says.