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The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) wants to hire a consultant to edit seed case studies. Topic: Intensifying the narrative of Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) in Africa. [...]

We are small-scale food producers, youth, women, academics, environmentalists and scientists, part of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, the continent’s largest civil society movement [...]

Addis Ababa, 22 September 2022 – Africa’s small-scale farmers risk being disregarded and shut out at international climate negotiations (COP27) in Egypt this November, warns Africa’s [...]

Our Africa, Our Agriculture: African farmers and faith leaders demand an end to the failed Green Revolution  MEDIA CONTACTS Anne Maina, Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya / [...]

Our Africa, Our Agriculture African farmers and faith leaders demand an end to the failed Green Revolution 4PM Kigali / 5PM Nairobi / 10AM Washington D.C. Thursday, Sept. 1st REGISTER HERE Ahead [...]

Since its inception, AFSA has been developing strategic plans to guide its programmes, fundraising and strategic engagement to ensure the realisation of its mandate. In 2020, AFSA launched the [...]

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) in collaboration with other agroecological movement practitioners in Africa with support from The 11th Hour Project plans to undertake an [...]

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. [...]