Liverpool Plains farmer Fiona Simson the first Australian appointed vice president of World Farmers' Organisation

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Fiona Simson was first elected to the board last year, and was elevated to vice president during a general assembly meeting in Rome this week.

Fiona Simson was elected vice president of the World Farmers' Organisation in Rome this week.Ms Simson says she anticipates many late-night Zoom calls working with farmers internationally.

The World Farmers' Organisation advocates for the sector on issues ranging from the global dialogue on agriculture to nutrition and sustainability."A massive number of countries and farmers are at the table and want to ensure that we can continue to achieve our ambitious targets.""Here in the southern hemisphere, it's sometimes really hard to participate fully in some of these global organisations," she said.

She was president of the NSW Farmers Association from 2011 to 2015 and was elected the first female president of the National Farmers Federation in 2016 before stepping down last year."Australian farmers just have to make sure that our voice is really, really heard," she said."But we are absolutely dependent on the rest of the world for a lot of our markets and a lot of the things we use, not just on our farms in terms of machinery but in the community as well.

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