As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads. Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries? Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future, embracing ecological agriculture?
This week, three United Nations agencies released an important report examining public subsidies for agriculture in 88 countries around the world. According to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), the report is timely and important.
Presentation by Million Belay, PhD, general coordinator, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, during the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)'s press conference on September 2, 2021.
Presentation by Anne Maina, national coordinator, Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya, during the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)'s press conference on September 2, 2021.
Presentation by Francesca de Gasparis, executive director, Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute, during the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)'s press conference on September 2, 2021.
Presentation by Mariann Bassy, coordinator Food Sovereignty Program, Friends of the Earth Africa, during the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)'s press conference on September 2, 2021.
Stringent methane restrictions in the near term are vital to curbing global warming, states the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today.
Rome, Italy. 19 July 2021. Over 300 global civil society organizations of small-scale food producers, researchers and Indigenous Peoples' will gather online (25-28 July) to protest against the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit.
