While formal schooling ended early for him, Motlatsi is a lifelong learner.
Yet the real power of“Food
Evolution” comes from its on-screen interviews with people like Motlatsi Musi, a South African farmer who describes
how GMOs have improved his life.
Motlatsi Musi grows maize,
beans, potatoes, breeding pigs and cows on 21 hectares he acquired in 2004 through the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Program(LRAD) in South Africa.
As general secretary, he, James Motlatsi(President of NUM),
and Elijah Barayi(Vice-President of NUM) also led the mineworkers in one of the biggest strikes ever in South African history.
As General Secretary, he, James Motlatsi(President of NUM),
and Elijah Barayi(Vice President of NUM) also led the mineworkers in one of the biggest strikes ever in South African history.
Motlatsi Musi was presented the 2017 Kleckner
Award by the Global Farmer Network on Tuesday, October 17 in Des Moines, Iowa at a reception hosted by the Global Farmer Network Foundation and CropLife International.
Motlatsi Musi will receive the 2017 Kleckner
Award presented by the Global Farmer Network on Tuesday, October 17 in Des Moines, Iowa at a reception hosted by the Global Farmer Network Foundation and CropLife International.