Publications

from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa 31 August, 2019. Your Excellency, On behalf of the millions of African smallholder farmers, fisher folk, pastoralists, hunter-gatherers and [...]

African farmers have been planting, saving and exchanging seeds for countless generations – adapting them to their environment, their cultures and their tastes. Thanks to them, Africa has a rich [...]

Welcome to the AFSA 2018 annual report. We had a brilliant year in 2018. So many great achievements and memories that will last. We must continue to celebrate victories (no matter how small) and [...]

‘Know Agroecology’ is a media guide for African journalists and communicators to better understand and share information about agroecology and food sovereignty. It has been produced in English [...]

Titled “The Real Seed Producers” this analysis of the role of small-scale farmers in saving Africa’s seed diversity was co-published by GRAIN and AFSA, together with research partners from [...]

A 3-year process of research, reflection and citizen engagement Concept Note, February 2019 Over 2019-2021, AFSA is undertaking a collaborative process of research and reflection to identify what [...]

AFSA held a major conference on African Food Systems and the SDGs in Saly, Senegal, 3-5 November 2018, The conference was built around five thematic areas: Urban food systems Food systems, [...]

The Problem Around 80% of the food consumed in Africa is produced locally and, as various researches show, the vast majority of farmers who provide this food use locally adapted seeds from [...]

Introduction Land is the most important asset for countries and households that depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Access to land is a basic requirement for farming and control over [...]

The Problem Countries in Africa continue to increasingly experience climate change and variability with vast threats to agriculture and food production. According to the IPCC 2013 report, all [...]

The Problem Increasingly, the current perception of food is shaped by, and based on, the media advertising stemming from dominant globalized, industrialized food systems. The industrial food [...]

This annual report provides an overview of AFSA’s engagements in the year, progress made at both programme and institutional level, challenges faced, and the way forward. 2017 was a very [...]

29 JUN 2018 African civil society groups align to condemn the Bayer Monsanto merger and the corporate takeover of African food systems. Why are we saying no? Because we are dedicated to the cause [...]

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) launches a continental seed policy report challenging the corporate capture of African farmers’ seeds and seed systems. Launched on World [...]

AFSA’s new study report reviews international and regional policies affecting agroecology and food sovereignty in Africa. The report identifies existing bottlenecks and policy gaps [...]

AFSA’s new study on Land Rights in Africa identifies the drivers of the land use changes that have displaced millions of rural people and continue to threaten millions more – particularly women; [...]

A brief summary of a research study to identify and review existing international and regional policies, legal frameworks and mechanisms in relation to seed systems in Africa, with particular [...]

A short summary of a research study to identify and review existing international and regional policies, legal frameworks and mechanisms in relation to agricultural food systems in Africa, with [...]

This is a short summary of a research study to identify and review existing international and regional policies, legal frameworks and mechanisms in relation to land use, land rights, land [...]

This is a summary of an AFSA study on pastoralism-related policy in the Horn and East Africa. The report identifies and analyses policy and regulatory and legal frameworks in IGAD and EAC regions [...]