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AFSA Comments on the City of Melbourne Food Policy Discussion Paper

December 14, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

On 5 December, the City of Melbourne concluded its first consultation phase for its proposed Food Policy. The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance has welcomed this initiative, recommending that the Policy be firmly based in the principles of democratic participation, the human right to adequate food, and with the highest priority accorded to guaranteeing the viability […]

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, food policy, Melbourne City

AFSA and 28 Co-Signatories Insist on Need for a Participatory National Food Plan

October 31, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

On 27th October the Federal Agriculture Minister, Joe Ludwig, announced that his Department was reviewing the submissions made to its Issues Paper for the development of a National Food Plan. At a date yet to be specified, the Government will release a Green Paper, which ‘will outline the government’s vision and approach to food policy […]

Filed Under: Peoples' Food Plan, Submissions Tagged With: Advisory Panel, AFSA, National Food Plan, Open Letter to Ministers

AFSA Makes Submission to National Food Plan Consultation

September 2, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

Today (2 September 2011) the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance made its submission to the National Food Plan Consultation, being conducted by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. Our submission challenged the core assumptions and general approach which the Issues Paper reflected, with the following paragraph summarising our perspective: Basically, the main point we […]

Filed Under: Peoples' Food Plan, Submissions Tagged With: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, National Food Plan Consultation, Submission

Organisations endorse AFSA request for participation in the National Food Policy Advisory Working Group

July 14, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

Organisations representing over 500,000 Australians endorsed the call by the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance for its inclusion in the National Food Policy Advisory Working Group.

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: Joint AFSA Letter, National Food Plan

AFSA renews its request to be included in the Federal Food Policy Advisory Working Group

June 5, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

While we welcome the intention to conduct a broad national consultation, we remain concerned at the lack of transparency in the current process with the Food Policy Advisory Group. No minutes of its two meetings have been made public, for example.

Filed Under: Peoples' Food Plan, Submissions Tagged With: AFSA Letter, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, National Food Plan

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