The international community regularly convenes to discuss the future of global food and agricultural policy. Whether at the World Food Forum, Committee on Food Security or some related event, agriculture-related policies are frequently made with little input from people directly involved in agriculture.

Efforts to change this are ongoing. Through adoption of a private sector mechanism by the United Nations in 2010, individuals from private enterprises across the agri-food value chain are able to attend, engage and provide input for the creation of global policy.

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