Food sovereignty asserts the right of peoples to nourishing and culturally-appropriate food produced in ethical and ecologically-sound ways, and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systems.
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Declaration from the 2018 Food Sovereignty Convergence
We representatives of small-scale farmers, fishers, agricultural workers, indigenous peoples, women, youth, eaters, and NGOs came together from across Australia ...
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AFSA National Committee 2019 Nominations
AFSA's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 16th October to finish up the Food Sovereignty Convergence in Canberra ...
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Big Ag Isn’t Ending Hunger – Small-Scale Farmers and Forward-Thinking Governments Will
Will GMOs end hunger? Is industrial agriculture the answer to grow more food ever more cheaply? Political agroecologist Dr. Jahi ...
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Industrial ag’s spurious biosecurity claims revealed
AFSA and our partners recently negotiated a streamlined application process for pastured pig and poultry production... however, during the final ...
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The Fight for Farmers’ Rights to Seed
Background The idea of farmers’ rights arose in international governance in the early 1980s, a reaction to the increased demand ...
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Ending Hunger With Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
16 of October 2018 6:30PM Library at The Docks Melbourne, VIC About Ending Hunger With Dr. Jahi Chappell Ending Hunger ...
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