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From 27 to 29 October 2020, AFSA held its third Biennial Food Systems Conference and Celebration. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, AFSA decided to hold this conference virtually. The [...]

May 3, 2021  Dr. Agnes Kalibata  Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit  Prerequisites for engaging with the UNFSS  Dear Dr. Kalibata  AFSA acknowledges [...]

[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 [...]

By the time the WHO (World Health Organization) declared on January 30, 2020, that COVID19 was an international public health emergency, no one imagined the magnitude of the damage this disease [...]

“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 [...]

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, on behalf of the Our Land is Our Life platform, invites consultants to submit proposals to carry out studies to provide a critical analysis of land [...]

AFSA is pleased to launch a new book entitled “African Coronavirus Stories: Perspectives on COVID-19 Challenges to Livelihoods and Food Systems.” The impact of COVID 19 on food [...]

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 [...]

Greetings! We at the AFSA Secretariat started the year 2020 with modest optimism. It was the beginning of a new decade, with renewed hope and commitment to advance an African voice on agroecology [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

AFSA in collaboration with the Agroecology Fund (AEF) with support from the 11th Hour Project is undertaking collaborative research and analysis of existing agroecological enterprises and their [...]

There is no doubt that African markets are as diverse as African countries and cultures. The eleven stories in this publication are just the tip of the iceberg. Mostly associated with fresh [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]