Happy #BiodiversityDay !

Yes, nature is in crisis and #agroecology can help restore #biodiversity , cools the planet and contribute to a more inclusive, resilient, healthy and sustainable life for all.

#Agroecology4Biodiversity

There is an alternative to costly, carbon-emitting chemical fertilisers

On a new op-ed to African Arguments, Bridget Mugambe, AFSA Program coordinator, comments on the just finished #AFSH24 .

Africa’s #soils are not merely depleted but in crisis, and decades of reliance on

AFSA's AFRICAN NON-STATE ACTORS MEETING IN SHAPING THE POST-MALABO AGENDA

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is currently hosting a pivotal African Non-State Actors Consultative Meeting from May 16-18, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This important gathering

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What is driving unprecedented pressures on farmland and what can be done to achieve equitable access to land?

New IPES-Food report highlights a critical challenge in our #foodsystems : the alarming concentration of #farmland

AFSA || STATEMENT ON THE AFRICAN FERTILISER AND SOIL HEALTH SUMMIT

AFSA Urges African Governments to Focus on Biofertilizers for Reviving Soil Health

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) led a delegation of farmers and civil society organizations to the African

Dissenting Voices at Nairobi Soil Health Forum Over Increased Fertilizer Use

“The heavy financial burden placed on African nations to support the purchase of expensive, imported fertilizers drains local economies and diverts funds from more sustainable local agricultural

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗢𝗜: 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

We are excited to announce a Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) from the Alliance for Food

𝙍𝙚-𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: 𝙀𝙊𝙄 𝙍𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨
Transforming the African Food System to Sustainability (TAFS) 'My Food Is African' Initiative

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), supported by the Swedish International

AFSA SIDE EVENT || AU FERTILIZER AND SOIL HEALTH SUMMIT

African Agroecological Fertilizers for Healthy Soils & Healthy Communities

Venue: Upper Comesa, Tent 8, Kenyatta International Convention Center, Nairobi
14:00–15:30 Tuesday 7 May

📌 Virtual attendance is available!

Kenya on right path in agroecology ahead of Africa Fertiliser Summit. 'African soils need an African solution. Africa needs African seeds and agroecology to survive' Esther Bett, Director of Rodi Kenya . #AFSH24 #Agroecology nation.africa/kenya/business…

Embrace agroecology, groups urge ahead of Africa fertiliser and soil summit. According to the lobby, the action plan lacks input from farmers, civil society groups, and agroecology practitioners. the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/… via @thestarkenya

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𝗔𝗙𝗦𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦

Ma Semence, ma Vie// Message de M. Hakim BALRIRAINE, Président du conseil d'administration de l'AFSA

'Nos #gouvernements devraient cesser de signer et d'approuver des traités influencés par les #multinationales et les #communautés internationales, de manière à pouvoir protéger

Ma Semence, ma Vie//Message de M. Jean paul Sikeli, Secretaire Exécutif de la COPAGEN

La ressource génétique par excellence c’est la semence et plus encore la Semence paysanne.

La #Semence est en amont et en aval le maillon le plus important de la chaine Agricole
Qui contrôle

Ma Semence, ma Vie//Message de Abdallah MKINDI, TaBio, Tanzanie

Nous aimerions que les #gouvernements reconnaissent et soutiennent les systèmes semenciers paysans ( #SSP ).
La plupart des cadres juridiques des gouvernements africains ne soutiennent pas les systèmes dirigés par

Ma Semence, ma Vie// Message de Omer AGOLIGAN, Président de COASP, Benin

'Nous ne pouvons pas revendiquer une souveraineté politique sans une souveraineté Alimentaire'.

#SSP #seedislife #AFSA #agriculture #Afrique #semencespaysannes #seedsovereignty #FMSS #mbeguzetu #hazinayetu

Ma Semence, ma Vie/ #Campagne
Bridget Mugabe, Coordinatrice de programmes, AFSA
'Nous voulons que les systèmes semencier paysans ( #SSP ) soient pris en compte dans le discours #politique et public, et que l'on prenne conscience des avantages de nos semences #locales , indigènes'.