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CIVIL SOCIETY DECLARATION ON AFRICAN CONTINENTAL SEED HARMONISATION WE, delegates from 23 African countries[1] consisting of farmers, academics, CSOs, NGOs, media, faith-based organisations, [...]

These three study reports help establish a roadmap for changing seed policies and laws toward instruments supporting farmer-based seed systems in Africa. Throughout the world, farmers play a [...]

This framework aims to ensure the recognition and protection of the right of farmers to define rules, based on their habits and customs, within their communities, networks, or other collectives, [...]

Investing in agroecology for expanding agroecological enterprises and supporting territorial markets is the most reliable option for achieving a fundamental food system transformation that [...]

Register Online Here – It’s FREE On May 24-26, 2022, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa will host a trailblazing hybrid convening to build a shared vision for the growth of [...]

[Kampala, Uganda, April 22, 2022] – Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day, and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) joins individuals and organisations around the world in [...]

Documenting seed case studies to scale up the narrative of Farmer Managed Seed Systems in Africa Terms of Reference Introduction: These terms of reference invite agricultural actors and those [...]

Digitization has become an accepted part of life, permeating and continuing to permeate many of the most critical aspects of human life. The food system is no exception. In recent years, there [...]

We, more than 400 people, in our capacity as members and supporters of the West African Peasants Seed Committee (WACS), represented by farmers (men, women and youth), farmers’ [...]

The First African Agroecological Entrepreneurship & Territorial Markets Convening May 24-26, 2022 A Hybrid Event: In-person Kampala, Uganda and Online Virtually Join entrepreneurs, consumer [...]

Investing in agroecology is the most reliable way to achieve a fundamental food system transformation that ensures social justice and secures a healthy livelihood for millions of African [...]

Whatever is done for Africa without the African people is not for Africa. A joint declaration of Social Movements and Peasant farmers, Faith-Based Organisations and CSOs was delivered at the [...]

AFSA & SKI are delighted to announce the publication of a new book on agroecological practices: Healthy Soil for Healthy Communities – An Introduction to Soil Health Practices for Africa. [...]

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are pleased to invite you to the Africa-Europe Week taking place on [...]

Climate Change And Agroecology working group meets in Nairobi The members of the Climate Change and Agroecology working group of AFSA met on 6th December 2021 in Nairobi,  during the AFSA [...]

AFSA celebrated the launch of a new book: “Agroecology – Our land is our life” at AFSA members’ gathering in Nairobi in December 2021. The book brings together ten case [...]

We, the Members of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa – a network of 36 civil society actors, representing smallholder farmers, pastoralists, hunter/gatherers, indigenous peoples, [...]

On 8 December 2021, the Alliance for the Food Sovereignty in Africa met in Nairobi, Kenya. As representatives from 55 African countries, and over 30 million smallholder farmers, pastoralists, [...]

[Kampala, Uganda, November 3, 2021] AFSA is happy to announce the publication of a new book, “STORIES OF AGROECOLOGY AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS: REPORTS OF GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS BY JOURNALISTS [...]

Deadline for proposals 15 November 2021 To facilitate access to the use of agroecological inputs (natural treatment products against crop pests, and organic fertilisers), the programme [...]