b'The Value Chain, Explainedgood life GATHERING IN GRATITUDEMembers of a self-help group harvest vegetables in Aimo, South Kagan, Kenya.PHOTOS BY ALL AN GICHIGI, RUSSELL POWELL , Z AHAR A ABDUL , JOSEPH MUHUMUZ AThankful for Our FarmersBy Alyssa Cogan, World Ark managing editorCONSIDER THE HARVEST ON YOUR HOLIDAY TABLE. The foods we traditionally gather aroundroast turkey, warm potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pieare often brought to our plates through an intricate confluence of soil, water, sunshine, labor and logistics.This is the wonder of the global food system, the complex, interlinked series of activities that together encompass the entire agricultural journey from production to disposal, producing roughly 4 billion metric tons of food every year for billions of peopleincluding the bounty of food we celebrate with every season. But as the world grapples with rising prices, increasing global hunger and a growing need for agricultural practices that nurture the land, building a sustainable food systemone that is socially just, environmentally friendly and profitable throughoutis as Bean farmer Antonio Espinozaparamount as ever.with some of his harvest in Asomada, Honduras. This work is foundational to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goalsand Heifers missionto 6| HOLIDAY2022'