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 […]
Defending food sovereignty by building a people’s alternative to capitalism and free trade
Regional Meeting for Asia of the Land and Territory Working Group of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty: AFSA Report 8-14 October 2018 Sarah de Wit This report aims to: Report back on the meetings, workshops and direct actions relating to progress of the food sovereignty movement. Report back on the IMF/WB agenda in Bali. Explain and reinforce understanding of AFSA’s membership with […]
Civil Society Calls for Agroecology not GMOs at FAO Meeting in KL
Following is the final statement made by civil society organisations at the recent FAO meeting in Kuala Lumpur: FAO Regional Conference on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific 13 September 2017 Civil Society Statement If we see biotech as part of a small farmer’s ‘toolbox’, then we must ask what it […]