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2020 National Committee Report

November 3, 2020 by Tammi Jonas

President’s Report 2020 has been a year like none other in living memory. For Australians, the year commenced with the Black Summer, or rather continued from the horror fire season that started many months earlier across the east coast. Just as the air cleared, a new plague in the form of coronavirus arrived, and we […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Food Sovereignty Convergence, Governance, International, Legal Defence Fund, President's report, Solidarity Economy Tagged With: National Committee Report, post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Nominations to the AFSA National Committee for 2020-2021

October 23, 2020 by Amida

Below are the nominations for AFSA’s 2020-2021 National Committee. Office Bearer Positions President – Tammi Jonas Renominating for the role of President, Tammi writes: I have been the AFSA President since 2014, I’m re-nominating for President in 2020 to continue to lend my strong female farmer’s voice to the fight for food sovereignty in Australia. […]

Filed Under: Governance

AFSA Annual General Meeting

October 8, 2020 by Amida

  The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance will hold its Annual General Meeting online, at the close of the Food Sovereignty Convergence on 24 October 2020 WHERE: via Zoom WHEN: Saturday 24 October 2020, 1:00pm All AFSA members are invited to attend – register to receive Zoom details here Nominations to the National Committee & Office […]

Filed Under: Governance

Declaration of the IPC on the draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

March 11, 2020 by Amida

In late February, governments and civil society organisations, along with NGO and private sector representatives convened in Rome to discuss the Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.  The Framework will set the targets and directions for addressing an urgent problem – the ongoing loss of biodiversity that is crucial to the landscape functions […]

Filed Under: Governance, International Tagged With: biodiversity international

Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

December 5, 2019 by Amida

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

Filed Under: Governance, Submissions

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Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

FSANZ proposes ‘licence to sell lettuce’ – AFSA says NO

On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here.  The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]

Poultry Welfare Reforms Fact Sheet

The Codes for animal welfare for poultry are being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. The result will be one Australia-wide Code on animal welfare for poultry. Two main documents, along with an independent Farmed Bird Science Welfare Review and many supporting papers, have been released for public comment: The Draft Standards […]

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Recent posts

  • Solidarity Session 13 – Emerging tech with Friends of the Earth April 6, 2021
  • Contribute to AFSA’s next book! April 1, 2021
  • Stakeholder Open Webinar – Sustainable Agriculture – 23 March March 17, 2021
  • Intervention on the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for support to peasants and indigenous peoples’ as stewards of biodversity February 26, 2021
  • Submission to the Independent Review of the Agvet Chemicals regulatory system February 15, 2021

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