Declaration of the West African Peasants Seed Fair in Djimini
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’ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
In the wake of the climate emergency, countries on the African continent face severe effects even when it is common knowledge that they are the least contributors to global carbon emissions. The [...]
African civil society and faith leaders of the Our Land is Our Life Platform call on African and European Foreign Ministers to ensure African people’s real needs and concerns are addressed in [...]
AFSA is delighted to announce the publication of a new book, “STORIES OF SEED ACTIVISM: JOURNALISTS FROM 14 COUNTRIES REPORTING PEOPLES SOLUTION TO CORPORATE CONTROL OF AFRICA’S [...]
Nairobi, 7 September 2021 Today the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), representing some 200 million small-scale food producers, alongside 160 international organizations from 40 [...]
[Kampala, Uganda, September 6, 2021] The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa is pleased to declare September as Agroecology Activism Month and commence a one-month social media campaign [...]
In June 2021 AFSA wrote to major institutional donors including the Rockefeller Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the governments of USA, UK, Norway, Germany, Canada – [...]
PRESS RELEASE [Kampala, Uganda, August 16, 2021] The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa announced the inaugural AFSA Africa Agroecology Awards, launching a call on 9 August 2021 for [...]
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa is launching the AFSA Africa Agroecology Awards 2021. This Award honours and recognizes great African individuals, groups, organizations, and [...]
AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND FAITH LEADERS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION AT THE AFRICAN – EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE African civil society and faith leaders of the Our Land is Our Life [...]
African Civil Society and Faith leaders Call for Urgent Action at the African – European agriculture ministerial conference 8am Dakar, 9am Abuja/London, 10am Brussels/Johannesburg, 11am Nairobi [...]
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 [...]