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A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

February 20, 2022 by Tammi Jonas

  For three years FSANZ has been working on a proposal to more tightly regulate the production and sale of berries, leafy vegetables, and melons after several outbreaks of listeria, e coli, and salmonella from large monocultures. AFSA has provided feedback from the beginning on the need to approach any changes with a scale-appropriate lens […]

Filed Under: Agroecology, Community Supported Agriculture, Regulations, Submissions Tagged With: berries, FSANZ, lettuce, melons

2021 National Committee Report

October 19, 2021 by Tammi Jonas

President’s Report  Financial Report  Membership Report  Legal Defence Fund  Farming on Other People’s Land (FOOPL) AFSA in the Global Food Sovereignty Movement UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) and the Autonomous People’s Counter Mobilization  The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) Civil Society and Indigenous People’s Mechanism (CSM) ​​CSM Youth Constituency La Via Campesina  Other […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty Convergence, Governance, Homepage feature, Indigenous, International, Legal Defence Fund, President's report Tagged With: AGM, CSM, decolonising, First Peoples, IPC, LVC, PReP

Notice of 2021 AGM: 24 October

October 16, 2021 by Tammi Jonas

The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance will be held on 24 Oct 2021 at 1:30pm. The AGM will include the election of office bearers and general members of the National Committee – nominations to the National Committee for 2021-2022 will close on 18 October. Please see here to find out more about joining […]

Filed Under: Governance, Homepage feature Tagged With: AGM

Farmer-led knowledge & agroecology with Peter Rosset

July 8, 2021 by Tammi Jonas

Agroecology is a science, a set of practices, a politics and a social movement, working towards the goal of an ecologically-sound, sustainable, and equitable food system. Read more about why agroecology matters as a pathway to food sovereignty here We were delighted to talk to agroecology scholar and activist Peter Rosset about the need for farmer-led […]

Filed Under: Agroecology, Homepage feature Tagged With: La Via Campesina, peasants, Peter Rosset

AFSA opposes JBS acquisition of Rivalea

July 6, 2021 by Tammi Jonas

The proposed acquisition raises a number of concerns for AFSA and our directly-affected members—small and medium-scale pastured pig farmers in Victoria. The concerns centre around the certainty of continued access for service kills and a lack of choice, reflective of a lack of competition, in the state for small-scale farmers accessing service kills. At a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Homepage feature, Submissions Tagged With: abattoirs, JBS, monopoly

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AFSA categorically rejects proposals to expand intensive aquaculture into Commonwealth waters

  The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) categorically rejects proposals to expand intensive aquaculture into Commonwealth waters. We need a radical paradigm shift away from Blue Economy to Blue Justice in fisheries, which is crucial for climate justice, encompassing economic, social, and environmental justice. The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reported […]

AFSA responds to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy

  AFSA recently responded to the call for submissions to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy, which will “be a roadmap to delivering social, environmental and economic benefits based on secure, climate-resilient food and fibre production across in the ACT; and respond to the need to mitigate climate challenges via adaptation and diversification. It […]

A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

  For three years FSANZ has been working on a proposal to more tightly regulate the production and sale of berries, leafy vegetables, and melons after several outbreaks of listeria, e coli, and salmonella from large monocultures. AFSA has provided feedback from the beginning on the need to approach any changes with a scale-appropriate lens […]

Protecting farmers and preserving farm land: Submission on the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework

In October 2021 the Victorian Legislative Council tasked the Environment and Planning Committee to inquire into and report on: “the adequacy of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Victorian planning framework in relation to planning and heritage protection”. Particular terms of reference were outlined for the Committee to address and AFSA provides its submission […]

AFSA supports proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules in NSW

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) supports the proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules and applauds the NSW Government’s initiative to allow farmers to restore streams on their property through landscape rehydration techniques, without the need for council approval. AFSA represents small and medium scale producers and our vision is to enable regenerative […]

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  • Take our survey to help shape your Peoples’ Food Plan! June 3, 2022
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  • AFSA Values & Theory of Change May 26, 2022
  • AFSA denounces misinformation from the far right in response to the Victorian Government’s ALA Bill May 13, 2022
  • AFSA urges the Federal Government to change its definition of primary producers, to include smallholders seeking critical disaster recovery funding April 8, 2022

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