Agroecology

Advocating for food sovereignty and agroecology in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Intervention of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty at the working group on the post-2020 Global Biodversity Framework. AFSA ...
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The Willunga Agrarian Declaration

For 60,000 years Indigenous Australians have eaten food as their medicine, and yet today Australia, like most of the world, ...
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Agroecology and ‘Other Innovations’ – Australia on the wrong side of history

In April, AFSA attended a seminar hosted by the CSIRO in Canberra, giving the High Level Panel of Experts on ...
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Micro-organism & pollinators – our intervention at the UN

The following text was delivered by legendary peasant farmer, activist, and AFSA comrade Guy Kastler, fellow member of the International ...
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Biodiversity & Livestock: our intervention at the UN

The following text is the intervention delivered by AFSA President Tammi Jonas in regards to animal genetic resources for food ...
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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 ...
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Then They Buy You – the Eat-Lancet Commission Report on Healthy Diets

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. What this homily so ...
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FAO Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers: AFSA Report

Report on AFSA’s attendance at the FAO Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers: Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation ...
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AFSA 2019 Work Plan!

Strategic Retreat, 12-14 December 2018 The National Committee of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) met for its sixth strategic ...
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Help AFSA publish Farming Democracy: The True Cost of Farming!

Want transparency in the food system? How about a dose of democracy? Then help AFSA publish Farming Democracy: The True ...
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Submission to the Senate Inquiry on regulation of farming practices impacting the Great Barrier Reef

New regulations under the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 will require more documentation of agricultural practices and permits for changes to cropping and land use. While strongly supporting measures to protect water quality in the Reef, AFSA has highlighted the difference in ecological impacts between small-scale, regenerative […]

Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

FSANZ proposes ‘licence to sell lettuce’ – AFSA says NO

On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here. The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]