Agroecology improves women’s livelihoods
aquaculture provides an answer for women
Women Seed Savers Uganda – a three minute film
As governments across Africa develop laws to deny farmers’ rights to exchange and sell local seeds, women are leading the fight to protect Africa’s sacred biodiversity. View the 3 [...]
Improving women farmers’ access to seed in Uganda
Improving women farmers’ access to quality seeds in Uganda
Women making cheese in Kordofan Sudan
RURAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS IN CASAMANCE
WOMEN’S ASSOC FOR COMPOST IN BURKINA FASO
AGROECOLOGY FOR A JUST FOOD SYSTEM AND CLIMATE ACTION — AFSA LAUNCHES EARTH DAY CAMPAIGN
[Kampala, Uganda, April 20, 2021] – The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is pleased to officially launch a three-day social media campaign on Agroecology for a Just Food System and [...]
Our Land is Our Life Workshop Report
“When spiders unite their webs, they tie a lion. Who are the spiders, and who are the lions? The spiders are the CSOs and FBOs represented by you and here with us. The lions are the AU and [...]
Solidarity and Appreciation to the United Republic of Tanzania
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Tanzania’s government took the crucial leap of joining the global community of nations that rule out GMOs and choose a just, healthy and sustainable path to [...]
AFSA PRESS RELEASE: WORLD SOIL DAY 2020
Connecting the dots between soil and agroecology for food security and climate action. Digital Campaign on Agroecology for Healthy Soil For Immediate Release Date: December 4, 2020 Agroecology [...]
African Civil Society Declaration on the African-European Union Partnership
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) call on AU and EU leaders to take note of the concerns expressed by [...]
SIGN ON: African Civil Society Declaration on the African Union-EU Partnership
African CSOs and FBOs today launched a joint declaration on the AU-EU Partnership. The Declaration calls upon European and African policymakers to take on board the real issues and needs of [...]
Our Land is Our Life
When spiders unite their webs they can tie a lion ! Civil society webinar on rural development in Africa Date: October 16, 2020 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm CET Organiser: AFSA (African Food Sovereignty [...]
AFSA PRESS RELEASE: Surviving COVID-19: The Neglected Remedy
[Kampala, Uganda, September 10, 2020] The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is delighted to launch a new book on nutrition entitled “Surviving COVID-19: The Neglected Remedy.” The [...]
Land grabs at gunpoint
Thousands of families violently evicted from their farms to make way for foreign-owned plantations in Kiryandongo, Uganda, says new report Kampala – Uganda – Three multinational [...]
AFSA WEBINAR: COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call for Food System Change in Africa
You are invited to a conversation with the African Union and Food Sovereignty Activists from all sub-regions of Africa. AFSA Chairperson Dr Chris Macoloo will be asking the tough questions to [...]
Ethiopian Civil Society Statement
On the unnecessary and illegal rush to introduce genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country’s agricultural system without proper institutional and regulatory mechanisms set up and a [...]