Ertharin Cousin

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"I was one of those kids who wanted to be a doctor, a nurse, a teacher, a lawyer, and sometimes even a fireman."

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"The common thread was, I wanted to help change the world."

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"It was a book about sisters I come from a family of sisters who grew up in Pilsen, on Chicago’s West Side."

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"I grew up on Chicago’s West Side. But these were Hispanic women and their lives and their joys."

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"The foundation of everything was their love for one another."

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"I play clarinet. Not concert level, but I’m entertaining."

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"The most memorable meal I ever had was cooked by my son when he was about 12 years old."

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"He made my dad’s spaghetti. The kitchen was a disaster. The food was wonderful."

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"The world needs more understanding. Unless we’re willing to understand and accept the differences across the globe, across the community, across our families."

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"We’re not going to achieve the answers that we need to ensure that we as a society, as a people, as humans will go forward and prosper."

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"Financing is critical across the entire food system, from inside the farm gate all the way to wage production."

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"We know we lack the financing to support the systems changes required to make the necessary impact."

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"To quantify the problem, climate financing is less than 5 percent globally and outside the United States, likely less than 1 percent of that funding flows to food systems."

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"Investors looking for unicorns often don’t see the value in placing bets on food and agriculture."

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"When it comes to the kind of large-scale projects I mentioned earlier the ones that could attract significant institutional capital those require strong government engagement and policy support."

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"Many investors have been hesitant to invest in developing regions because of perceived governance risks."

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"Those who manage capital, these aren’t just excuses they see them as responsibilities."

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"The Inflation Reduction Act is a great example of a shift in policy."

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"It’s the kind of government action that can help unlock private capital by creating new pathways for investment that weren’t there before, like by driving more capital into farms not just for what they grow, but for how they grow."

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"I’m not Pollyanna I recognize and acknowledge that capital will flow where there’s less risk and a greater opportunity for financial return."

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"That’s the reality of how these systems work."

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"If we want small farmers to succeed, we need to create structures that allow them to work collectively."

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"That means more support for cooperatives and shared facilities models that can help farmers pool resources to scale their operations and attract capital."

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"Here’s the reality the geopolitical situation is quite interesting today."

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"The issues that began the global consensus around the necessity for food systems transformation have not changed."

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"We shouldn’t always buy from them because the reality is that if WFP is the only purchaser then it’s only a program."

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"It only becomes a sustainable and durable economic change for those farmers if we can substitute WFP with either a commercial market buyer or a government buyer."

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"That’s what we’re seeing and that’s why we get really excited about ‘Purchase for Progress’, because it’s made a difference across the entire value chain in a durable way."