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Farmer, activist & chef to join forces for Fair Food Campaign

January 23, 2016 by Alana Mann

Chef Guy Grossi, farmer and president of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Tammi Jonas, farmers market founder Miranda Sharp and Fair Food editor and campaigner Dr Nick Rose will join forces on February 13 for a live forum in Melbourne titled “Beyond the Supermarket: fair food in a disconnected system”. The forum is being presented […]

Filed Under: Governance, Media Releases Tagged With: Agroecology, Fair Food Farmers United, Media Release, permaculture

AFSA Welcomes Food Sovereignty Day 2014

October 16, 2014 by Nick Rose

AFSA welcomes the awarding of the Food Sovereignty Prize to the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and…

Filed Under: Media Releases Tagged With: Media Release

Food sovereignty means we safeguard vital assets for future generations

February 17, 2014 by Nick Rose

Food Sovereignty Alliance calls for tighter controls on foreign ownership and control of Australian farmland Australian farmers and communities lose while transnational corporations profit 17 February 2014 Debate rages about whether Australia should allow foreign investment in agricultural land. Transnational agribusinesses and financial institutions are acquiring stakes in agricultural land and infrastructure in land-rich countries […]

Filed Under: Media Releases Tagged With: AFSA, Australia, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, farmland grab, food policy, food security, food sovereignty, foreign investment, Media Release, Michael Croft

Just Food — a suitable case for crowdfunding

August 20, 2013 by Nick Rose

Here’s a different way to think about money — not as a substance for hoarding but an energy for making good things happen.

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Fair Food Week, food sovereignty, Media Release, Video

Green paper for a Corporate Food Plan

July 19, 2012 by Food Sovereignty

On 17 July 2012, the Federal Government released its green paper for a National Food Plan. The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance has made its public response to the green paper, which you can read by clicking on the link below: AFSA Media Release – Response to Green Paper

Filed Under: Media Releases, Peoples' Food Plan Tagged With: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Media Release, National Food Plan Green Paper

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Fair food for all: AFSA response to the NSW Inquiry into Food Production and Supply

Since we first published the People’s Food Plan in 2013, AFSA has continued to gather democratically to listen to the views of farmers and allies across the country and around the world to continue to deepen and strengthen our positions on what constitutes the most socially just and ecologically sound food and agriculture systems.  AFSA […]

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 […]

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  • Book review: Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement From The Heart August 3, 2022
  • Submission to the possible establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Queensland July 28, 2022
  • Take our survey to help shape your Peoples’ Food Plan! June 3, 2022
  • AFSA responds to an Inquiry on Australian Government’s application of the UNDRIP in Australia June 2, 2022
  • AFSA Values & Theory of Change May 26, 2022

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