Last Wednesday night, we held an online Solidarity Session inviting farmers and eaters to tell us what they’d like to include in the revised Peoples’ Food Plan. The original Peoples’ Food Plan was initially developed in response to the Government’s National Food Plan in 2012-2013. While much of the Plan is still relevant today, we believe it […]
AFSA advocates for climate justice, agroecology and an end to industrial farming at FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference
The FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference was held in a hybrid format in March 2022. AFSA sits on the Steering Committee which organised the Civil Society Consultation in advance of the conference, which produced two excellent papers on agroecology and One Health. Throughout the conference, within the theme of climate resilience civil society advocated for […]
AFSA flags climate change, intensive livestock as key causes of concern in current Japanese encephalitis virus outbreak at Australian piggeries
11 March 2022 The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) flags climate change and intensive livestock as key causes of concern in the current outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) across four Australian states. AFSA is calling on the Australian Government and Industry to acknowledge the risks associated with industrial agriculture on climate, farmers, livestock and […]
Biodiversity and climate change – we need action now!
18 February 2018 AFSA President Tammi Jonas is with our allies in the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty representing civil society at the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture. —— The people are speaking! Huge first day at the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture here in Rome, with many […]